CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)

Facility: Speare Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$760
about 7.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $118–$952
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$816
About the fair price
about $56 over the fair price · 7.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $760 This hospital $816 Cash price $1,067 Hospital's list price $1,721

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

Highest price of the 9 NH hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $85 Priciest $816

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareAetnaHumanaKaiser Permanente

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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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 16 Hospital Road, Plymouth, NH 03264
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals