CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Hospital Pavia Santurce
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other PR hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PR 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 $124 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Hospital Pavia Santurce charges insurers about $129, or about $712 in cash — about the fair price. Located in San Juan, PR.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $120 | 112% |
| Aetnamajor | $52 | 49% |
| Cignamajor | $120 | 112% |
| Humanamajor | $138 - $206 | 129% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $50 - $450 |
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Other Procedures at Hospital Pavia Santurce
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other PR hospitals
- Caribbean Medical Center · Fajardo $109
- Hospital Pavia Arecibo · Arecibo $120
- Hospital Pavia Hato Rey, Inc · Hato Rey $122
- Hospital San Francisco · San Juan $123
- Hospital Metropolitano Dr Pila · Ponce $125
- Bella Vista Hospital · Mayaguez $127
- Hospital Comunitario Buen Samaritano Inc · Aguadilla $130
- Presbyterian Community Hospital · San Juan $138
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.