CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Brigham City Community Hospital
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 UT hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 UT 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 $339 (about 3.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Brigham City Community Hospital charges insurers about $359, or about $4,812 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Brigham City, UT.
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 | $169 - $275 | 158% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,575 - $2,617 | 1475% |
| Cignamajor | $443 - $575 | 415% |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
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Other Procedures at Brigham City Community Hospital
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other UT hospitals
- Primary Children's Hospital · Salt Lake City $64
- Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital · Provo $94
- Intermountain Health Riverton Hospital · Riverton $102
- Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake · Salt Lake City $105
- Lds Hospital · Salt Lake City $105
- Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital · Logan $105
- American Fork Hospital · American Fork $105
- Holy Cross Hospital-Davis · Layton $105
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.