CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
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 $153 (about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $159, or about $3,140 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Wilkes Barre, 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 | $2,588 | 2423% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $106 - $1,175 | 99% |
| Aetnamajor | $2,358 - $3,383 | 2208% |
| Cignamajor | $2,193 - $2,294 | 2053% |
| Humanamajor | $105 | 98% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $347 | 325% |
| AmeriHealth | $159 | 149% |
| Geisinger | $105 - $322 | 98% |
| HealthPartners | $166 | 155% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $163 - $173 | 153% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $105 - $4,304 |
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Other Procedures at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
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.