CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)

Facility: Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLC

Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$147

about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $108–$502

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$120

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $27 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $147 This hospital $120 Cash price $222 Hospital's list price $634

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How this hospital compares to other OK hospitals

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

Cheapest $46 Priciest $120

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OK hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) is about $147 (about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLC charges insurers about $120, or about $222 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Oklahoma City, OK.

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 - $107	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$101 - $633	95%
Aetnamajor	$94 - $127	88%
Cignamajor	$101 - $338	95%
Humanamajor	$94 - $437	88%
Ambetter (Centene)	$141	132%
GEHA	$107	100%
Healthcare Highways	$158 - $380	148%
Oscar Health	$291	272%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$201 - $482

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Excludes 5 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 222), 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 Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLC 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.

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Other Procedures at Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLC

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

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