CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Punxsutawney Area 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 $114 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Punxsutawney Area Hospital charges insurers about $112, or about $209 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Punxsutawney, 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 | $31 - $382 | 29% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $27 - $2,059 | 25% |
| Aetnamajor | $45 - $340 | 42% |
| Cignamajor | $46 - $567 | 43% |
| Humanamajor | $107 | 100% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $48 - $128 | 45% |
| AmeriHealth | $45 - $120 | 42% |
| Geisinger | $46 - $305 | 43% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $45 - $908 | 42% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $57 - $218 |
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Other Procedures at Punxsutawney Area 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.