CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Jefferson Hospital
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 PA hospitals compared.
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 $108 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Jefferson Hospital charges insurers about $106, or about $1,187 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jefferson Hills, 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 | $73 - $335 | 68% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $48 - $191 | 45% |
| Aetnamajor | $106 - $249 | 99% |
| Cignamajor | $75 - $239 | 70% |
| Humanamajor | $108 | 101% |
| AmeriHealth | $53 - $229 | 50% |
| Geisinger | $73 - $222 | 68% |
| Medical Mutual | $252 | 236% |
| Molina | $112 | 105% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $39 - $532 |
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Other Procedures at Jefferson 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.