CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Wellspan Waynesboro 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.
A fair price for a CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) is about $604 (about 5.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital charges insurers about $385, or about $286 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Waynesboro, 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 | $602 | 564% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $113 - $1,615 | 106% |
| Aetnamajor | $117 - $1,683 | 110% |
| Cignamajor | $1,468 - $1,754 | 1374% |
| Geisinger | $1,687 | 1579% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $1,368 | 1281% |
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Other Procedures at Wellspan Waynesboro 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.