CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)

Facility: Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital

Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$1,013

about 9.5× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $150–$1,608

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$178

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $835 under the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $1,013 This hospital $178 Cash price $770 Hospital's list price $1,284

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $68 Priciest $178

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 $1,013 (about 9.5× the $107 Medicare rate). Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital charges insurers about $178, or about $770 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Springfield, OH.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$101 - $34,088	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$101 - $1,265	95%
Aetnamajor	$101 - $41,161	95%
Cignamajor	$101 - $36,579	95%
Humanamajor	$101 - $23,478	95%
CareSource	$152	142%
Devoted Health	$120 - $27,000	112%
GEHA	$157 - $41,161	147%
Medica	$178	167%
Molina	$101 - $642	95%
UniCare	$101 - $1,284	95%
WellCare	$101 - $1,284	95%
+ 40 smaller / regional plans	$101 - $41,161

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 770), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 72131.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72131.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

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Other Procedures at Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital

Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other OH hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.