CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Mercy Hospital Springfield
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MO hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MO hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) is about $104 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Springfield charges insurers about $97, or about $1,671 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Springfield, MO.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $94 - $1,979 | 88% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $60 - $1,963 | 56% |
| Aetnamajor | $94 - $645 | 88% |
| Cignamajor | $94 - $467 | 88% |
| Humanamajor | $94 - $1,748 | 88% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $241 | 226% |
| HealthLink | $637 - $1,465 | 596% |
| Medica | $836 | 783% |
| + 45 smaller / regional plans | $94 - $2,082 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital Springfield
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other MO hospitals
- Lafayette Regional Health Center · Lexington $66
- Bates County Memorial Hospital · Butler $72
- Cedar County Memorial Hospital · El Dorado Springs $89
- The Children's Mercy Hospital · Kansas City $93
- Saint Francis Medical Center · Cape Girardeau $98
- Mercy Hospital - Cassville · Cassville $100
- Mercy Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon $101
- St Louis Childrens Hospital · Saint Louis $103
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.