CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Samaritan Albany General Hospital
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 OR hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OR 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 $77 (about 0.7× the $107 Medicare rate). Samaritan Albany General Hospital charges insurers about $71, or about $526 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Albany, OR.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $51 - $424 | 48% |
| Aetnamajor | $80 - $1,092 | 75% |
| Cignamajor | $46 - $1,092 | 43% |
| Humanamajor | $44 - $1,121 | 41% |
| Devoted Health | $44 - $51 | 41% |
| Health Net | $44 - $1,116 | 41% |
| Moda Health | $55 - $133 | 51% |
| PacificSource | $40 - $104 | 37% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $45 - $1,116 |
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Other Procedures at Samaritan Albany General Hospital
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other OR hospitals
- Adventist Health Tillamook · Tillamook $51
- Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital · Lincoln City $69
- Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital · Newport $69
- Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital · Lebanon $69
- Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center · Corvallis $71
- Lower Umpqua Hospital District · Reedsport $73
- Mid-Columbia Medical Center · The Dalles $89
- Santiam Hospital & Clinics · Stayton $117
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.