CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Reading Hospital
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $109 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Reading Hospital charges insurers about $113, or about $1,866 in cash — about the fair price. Located in West Reading, PA.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $110 - $786 | 103% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $127 - $1,721 | 119% |
| Aetnamajor | $220 - $1,839 | 206% |
| Cignamajor | $1,524 | 1427% |
| AmeriHealth | $112 | 105% |
| Geisinger | $106 - $1,687 | 99% |
| Health Net | $1,199 | 1123% |
| HealthPartners | $112 | 105% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $97 - $1,439 | 91% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $106 - $2,532 |
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Other Procedures at Reading Hospital
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other PA hospitals
- Penn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville $83
- Heritage Valley Beaver · Beaver $99
- Heritage Valley Sewickley · Sewickley $99
- Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center · Enola $103
- Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center · Lancaster $104
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $106
- Uniontown Hospital · Uniontown $106
- Allegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh $106
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.