CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Arnot Ogden Medical Center
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY 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 $122 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Arnot Ogden Medical Center charges insurers about $122, or about $1,551 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Elmira, NY.
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 | $1,938 - $3,471 | 1814% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $107 - $7,778 | 100% |
| Aetnamajor | $107 - $1,965 | 100% |
| Cignamajor | $1,597 | 1495% |
| Humanamajor | $122 - $2,423 | 114% |
| AmeriHealth | $88 - $139 | 82% |
| Fidelis Care | $117 - $1,410 | 110% |
| Geisinger | $109 - $1,566 | 102% |
| Independent Health | $1,666 | 1560% |
| MVP Health Care | $1,597 | 1495% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $1,769 | 1656% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $38 - $7,724 |
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Other Procedures at Arnot Ogden Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other NY hospitals
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $48
- Maimonides Medical Center · Brooklyn $50
- Saratoga Hospital · Saratoga Springs $51
- Columbia Memorial Hospital · Hudson $53
- The University of Vermont Health Network - Champl · Plattsburgh $56
- O'Connor Hospital · Delhi $85
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $91
- St Barnabas Hospital · Bronx $99
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.