CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Speare Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NH hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) is about $760 (about 7.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Speare Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $816, or about $1,067 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Plymouth, NH.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $816 - $1,038 | 764% |
| Cignamajor | $456 | 427% |
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Other Procedures at Speare Memorial Hospital
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other NH hospitals
- New London Hospital · New London $85
- Wentworth-Douglass Hospital · Dover $111
- Cheshire Medical Center · Keene $123
- Elliot Hospital · Manchester $134
- Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network · Salem $143
- Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $170
- Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $367
- Catholic Medical Center · Manchester $421
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.