CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Island Hospital
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 WA hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA 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 $100 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). Island Hospital charges insurers about $82, or about $1,487 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Anacortes, WA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $467 - $1,000 | 437% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $72 - $1,110 | 67% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,233 - $1,592 | 1154% |
| Cignamajor | $1,038 - $1,341 | 972% |
| Humanamajor | $467 - $1,425 | 437% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $467 | 437% |
| Amerigroup | $82 - $477 | 77% |
| Molina | $454 - $587 | 425% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $467 - $675 |
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Other Procedures at Island Hospital
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other WA hospitals
- Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $53
- Jefferson Healthcare · Port Townsend $65
- Lake Chelan Community Hospital · Chelan $66
- Skyline Hospital · White Salmon $75
- Lincoln Hospital · Davenport $83
- Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle $107
- Skagit Valley Hospital · Mount Vernon $112
- Astria Toppenish Hospital · Toppenish $112
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.