CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
On the higher side — 5 of 7 other VT hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 8 VT 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 $104 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Brattleboro Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $103, or about $1,204 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Brattleboro, VT.
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 | $71 - $1,634 | 66% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $45 - $1,548 | 42% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,669 | 1563% |
| Cignamajor | $45 - $1,634 | 42% |
| Humanamajor | $102 | 95% |
| AmeriHealth | $39 - $112 | 37% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $45 - $1,497 | 42% |
| MVP Health Care | $45 - $1,548 | 42% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $118 - $1,573 | 110% |
| WellCare | $47 - $132 | 44% |
| WellSense | $39 - $135 | 37% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $39 - $1,669 |
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Other Procedures at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other VT hospitals
- Porter Hospital Inc · Middlebury $52
- North Country Hospital and Health Center · Newport $55
- Gifford Medical Center · Randolph $69
- Central Vermont Medical Center · Barre $101
- Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · Bennington $101
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $122
- Copley Hospital · Morrisville $665
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.