CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Rhea Medical Center
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 TN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TN hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) is about $296 (about 2.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Rhea Medical Center charges insurers about $297, or about $634 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Dayton, TN.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $129 - $386 | 121% |
| Cignamajor | $746 | 698% |
| Humanamajor | $295 | 276% |
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Other Procedures at Rhea Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other TN hospitals
- Metro Nashville General Hospital · Nashville $44
- Haywood County Community Hospital · Brownsville $53
- Lincoln Medical Center · Fayetteville $98
- West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital · Paris $98
- University Health System, Inc · Knoxville $102
- Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association · Morristown $102
- Roane Medical Center · Harriman $102
- Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge · Oak Ridge $102
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.