CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Faith Regional Health Services
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
On the higher side — 7 of 8 other NE hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NE 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 $178 (about 1.7× the $107 Medicare rate). Faith Regional Health Services charges insurers about $120, or about $1,687 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Norfolk, NE.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 | $119 - $350 | 111% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $116 | 109% |
| Aetnamajor | $116 | 109% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $119 | 111% |
| Medica | $121 | 113% |
| Molina | $127 | 119% |
| WellCare | $119 | 111% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $121 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Faith Regional Health Services
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other NE hospitals
- Valley County Health System · Ord $88
- St Francis Memorial Hospital · West Point $90
- The Nebraska Medical Center · Omaha $96
- Mary Lanning Healthcare · Hastings $109
- Methodist Fremont Health · Fremont $114
- Columbus Community Hospital, Inc · Columbus $119
- Fillmore County Hospital · Geneva $119
- Regional West Medical Center · Scottsbluff $121
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.