CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
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 $129 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus charges insurers about $111, or about $3,527 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Easton, PA.
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 | $106 - $1,228 | 99% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $106 - $1,357 | 99% |
| Aetnamajor | $108 - $1,483 | 101% |
| Cignamajor | $1,163 | 1089% |
| Humanamajor | $110 | 103% |
| AmeriHealth | $159 | 149% |
| Geisinger | $108 - $1,195 | 101% |
| Oscar Health | $1,103 | 1033% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $111 - $1,165 | 104% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $200 |
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Other Procedures at St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
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.