CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Merit Health Central
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MS hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS 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 $103 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Merit Health Central charges insurers about $96, or about $1,055 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jackson, MS.
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 | $16 - $2,952 | 15% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $312 | 292% |
| Aetnamajor | $96 - $400 | 90% |
| Cignamajor | $15 - $2,743 | 14% |
| Humanamajor | $93 | 87% |
| CareSource | $83 | 78% |
| Devoted Health | $95 | 89% |
| Molina | $88 - $171 | 82% |
| WellCare | $96 | 90% |
| + 25 smaller / regional plans | $22 - $12,531 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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Other Procedures at Merit Health Central
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other MS hospitals
- Tippah County Hospital · Ripley $49
- S E Lackey Memorial Hospital · Forest $50
- Monroe Regional Hospital · Aberdeen $50
- Field Health System · Centreville $86
- North Sunflower Medical Center Cah · Ruleville $89
- Yalobusha General Hospital · Water Valley $90
- Simpson General Hospital Cah · Mendenhall $90
- Tallahatchie General Hospital-Cah · Charleston $91
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.