CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario
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 $317 (about 3.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario charges insurers about $312, or about $1,299 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ontario, OR.
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
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 | $122 - $1,918 | 114% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $122 - $1,698 | 114% |
| Aetnamajor | $126 - $1,892 | 118% |
| Cignamajor | $599 - $1,878 | 561% |
| Humanamajor | $599 - $1,758 | 561% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $599 | 561% |
| Dean Health Plan | $1,798 | 1683% |
| GEHA | $1,892 - $1,918 | 1771% |
| Health Net | $599 - $1,678 | 561% |
| HealthPartners | $599 - $1,558 | 561% |
| Meridian | $599 | 561% |
| Moda Health | $242 - $1,938 | 227% |
| Molina | $599 | 561% |
| PacificSource | $386 - $1,878 | 361% |
| Paramount | $599 - $1,798 | 561% |
| Presbyterian | $599 | 561% |
| Priority Health | $1,878 | 1758% |
| SelectHealth | $410 - $1,798 | 384% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $599 | 561% |
| WellSense | $599 | 561% |
| + 93 smaller / regional plans | $127 - $1,898 |
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Other Procedures at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario
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.