CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: American Fork Hospital
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 UT hospitals compared.
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 $106 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). American Fork Hospital charges insurers about $105, or about $1,863 in cash — about the fair price. Located in American Fork, UT.
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 | $46 - $2,111 | 43% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $46 - $1,888 | 43% |
| Aetnamajor | $46 - $2,111 | 43% |
| Cignamajor | $1,565 - $2,111 | 1465% |
| Humanamajor | $46 - $110 | 43% |
| HealthPartners | $46 - $105 | 43% |
| Molina | $46 - $116 | 43% |
| SelectHealth | $46 - $1,257 | 43% |
| + 31 smaller / regional plans | $45 - $2,235 |
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Other Procedures at American Fork 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
- Holy Cross Hospital-Davis · Layton $105
- Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan Valley · West Jordan $105
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.