CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton
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 $161 (about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate). Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton charges insurers about $182 — about the fair price. Located in Hazleton, 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 | $109 - $377 | 102% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $107 - $370 | 100% |
| Aetnamajor | $110 - $582 | 103% |
| Cignamajor | $108 - $403 | 101% |
| Humanamajor | $111 | 104% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $319 | 299% |
| AmeriHealth | $108 - $159 | 101% |
| Devoted Health | $111 | 104% |
| Geisinger | $107 - $237 | 100% |
| HealthPartners | $110 - $210 | 103% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $111 - $512 | 104% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $113 - $612 |
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Other Procedures at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton
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.