CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Providence Centralia Hospital
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $243 (about 2.3× the $107 Medicare rate). Providence Centralia Hospital charges insurers about $221, or about $1,216 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Centralia, WA.
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 | $130 | 122% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $131 - $806 | 123% |
| Aetnamajor | $125 - $1,132 | 117% |
| Cignamajor | $513 | 480% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $121 - $453 | 113% |
| Amerigroup | $133 | 125% |
| Molina | $205 | 192% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $194 - $698 |
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Other Procedures at Providence Centralia 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
- Island Hospital · Anacortes $82
- Lincoln Hospital · Davenport $83
- Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle $107
- Skagit Valley Hospital · Mount Vernon $112
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.