CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: East Cooper Medical Center
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
A typical price — 1 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 SC hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC 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 $122 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). East Cooper Medical Center charges insurers about $109, or about $527 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Mount Pleasant, SC.
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 | $98 - $109 | 92% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $503 - $947 | 471% |
| Aetnamajor | $97 | 91% |
| Cignamajor | $100 - $278 | 94% |
| Humanamajor | $97 - $309 | 91% |
| Clover Health | $101 | 95% |
| Devoted Health | $97 | 91% |
| Molina | $99 - $309 | 93% |
| SelectHealth | $102 - $309 | 95% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $97 - $324 |
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Other Procedures at East Cooper Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other SC hospitals
- Conway Medical Center · Conway $75
- Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital · Greenville $105
- Prisma Health North Greenville Ltach · Travelers Rest $106
- Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital · Simpsonville $108
- Prisma Health Patewood Hospital · Greenville $108
- Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center · Hilton Head Island $109
- Coastal Carolina Hospital · Hardeeville $109
- Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital · Seneca $115
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.