CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: St Charles Medical Center - Bend
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 OR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $194 (about 1.8× the $107 Medicare rate). St Charles Medical Center - Bend charges insurers about $195, or about $2,042 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bend, OR.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $124 - $2,359 | 116% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $137 - $383 | 128% |
| Aetnamajor | $124 - $2,221 | 116% |
| Cignamajor | $124 - $1,608 | 116% |
| Humanamajor | $124 | 116% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $97 - $2,211 | 91% |
| Devoted Health | $124 | 116% |
| Health Net | $124 - $2,400 | 116% |
| Moda Health | $2,196 | 2056% |
| PacificSource | $1,021 - $1,396 | 956% |
| Providence Health Plan | $1,787 - $2,234 | 1673% |
| UniCare | $124 | 116% |
| WellCare | $124 | 116% |
| + 67 smaller / regional plans | $97 - $2,502 |
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Other Procedures at St Charles Medical Center - Bend
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
- Samaritan Albany General Hospital · Albany $71
- Lower Umpqua Hospital District · Reedsport $73
- Mid-Columbia Medical Center · The Dalles $89
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.