CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Astria Toppenish 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 $113 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Astria Toppenish Hospital charges insurers about $112, or about $2,339 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Toppenish, 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 | $105 - $2,973 | 98% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,220 - $1,357 | 1142% |
| Aetnamajor | $112 - $3,167 | 105% |
| Cignamajor | $112 | 105% |
| Humanamajor | $112 - $3,599 | 105% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $443 | 415% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $105 | 98% |
| Molina | $107 - $137 | 100% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $113 - $3,599 |
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Other Procedures at Astria Toppenish 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.