CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)

Facility: McCurtain Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$202

about 1.9× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $83–$863

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$235

Above the fair price

about $33 over the fair price · 2.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $202 This hospital $235 Cash price $560 Hospital's list price $1,120

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $235

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 $202 (about 1.9× the $107 Medicare rate). McCurtain Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $235, or about $560 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Idabel, OK.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $202. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$235 - $894	220%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$213 - $403	199%
Aetnamajor	$95 - $952	89%
Cignamajor	$235	220%
Humanamajor	$95 - $896	89%
Ambetter (Centene)	$95	89%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$235 - $952

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 560), 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 McCurtain Memorial 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.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at McCurtain Memorial Hospital

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