CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Summa Western Reserve Hospital
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 OH hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH 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 $255 (about 2.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Summa Western Reserve Hospital charges insurers about $242, or about $3,029 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Cuyahoga Falls, OH.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aetnamajor | $1,983 | 1857% |
| Cignamajor | $968 | 906% |
| CareSource | $139 | 130% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $242 |
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Other Procedures at Summa Western Reserve Hospital
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other OH hospitals
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati $68
- Union Hospital · Dover $78
- Wood County Hospital · Bowling Green $95
- Pomerene Hospital · Millersburg $97
- Akron General Medical Center · Akron $98
- Bellevue Hospital · Bellevue $98
- Christ Hospital · Cincinnati $98
- Holzer Medical Center · Gallipolis $99
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.