CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono
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 $155 (about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono charges insurers about $168 — about the fair price. Located in East Stroudsburg, 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 | $115 - $159 | 108% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $113 - $496 | 106% |
| Aetnamajor | $116 - $615 | 109% |
| Cignamajor | $114 - $403 | 107% |
| Humanamajor | $118 | 110% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $336 | 315% |
| AmeriHealth | $114 - $152 | 107% |
| Devoted Health | $118 | 110% |
| Geisinger | $116 - $263 | 109% |
| HealthPartners | $116 - $222 | 109% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $118 - $540 | 110% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $119 - $647 |
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Other Procedures at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono
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.