Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) CT scan (with contrast) cost at US hospitals

CT lumbar spine with contrast · CPT 72132

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Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) CT scan (with contrast)

This is a CT of the lower spine performed after contrast dye is given. Most lumbar CTs need no dye, because bone is what CT shows best. Dye is added when the question is about tissue rather than bone — infection, a tumor, or scar tissue after back surgery. It is worth confirming which study was actually ordered.

$140.40

lowest cash price

$1,815.45

national median

$18,188.77

highest cash price

904

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $140.40–$18,188.77 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$140.40

UPMC Western Maryland — Cumberland, MD

Most expensive published cash price

$18,188.77

HCA FLORIDA PASADENA HOSPITAL — South Pasadena, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,394.15) → Sep 1, 2026 ($2,858.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $2,012.40 $2,878.20 $4,113.72
Arizona 23 $333.25 $586.80 $3,140.89
Arkansas 11 $539.40 $1,673.75 $3,367.00
California 90 $695.24 $2,912.00 $10,269.10
Colorado 17 $382.43 $6,207.41 $8,021.50
Florida 72 $647.32 $4,801.86 $18,188.77
Georgia 25 $1,158.84 $2,272.00 $9,689.70
Hawaii 2 $758.08 $758.08 $1,890.00
Illinois 51 $700.00 $2,446.20 $4,254.48
Indiana 26 $542.40 $816.00 $3,823.33
Iowa 28 $827.51 $1,824.55 $8,063.70
Kansas 11 $1,321.20 $5,034.65 $11,001.87
Kentucky 24 $940.01 $2,461.80 $4,843.52
Louisiana 1 $483.08 $483.08 $483.08
Maine 7 $1,310.45 $2,049.00 $5,227.40
Maryland 2 $140.40 $140.40 $140.40
Michigan 27 $479.72 $1,786.00 $2,858.00
Minnesota 19 $647.76 $2,185.60 $2,769.60
Mississippi 11 $239.14 $827.08 $1,774.24
Missouri 20 $1,018.60 $1,329.90 $5,841.62
Montana 2 $1,600.00 $1,600.00 $1,828.00
Nebraska 13 $1,094.10 $1,389.50 $2,864.50
Nevada 4 $1,246.56 $2,779.80 $3,878.16
New Hampshire 1 $2,481.90 $2,481.90 $2,481.90
New Jersey 21 $390.30 $495.27 $768.74
New Mexico 2 $2,587.62 $2,587.62 $2,587.62
New York 23 $422.61 $422.61 $4,532.00
North Carolina 15 $1,850.88 $1,850.88 $4,598.00
North Dakota 4 $1,589.60 $1,589.60 $2,820.80
Ohio 68 $900.00 $1,601.60 $3,509.40
Oklahoma 17 $902.80 $1,848.60 $4,180.55
Oregon 13 $215.46 $992.16 $2,346.00
Pennsylvania 33 $472.00 $1,424.40 $4,599.60
South Carolina 10 $827.50 $1,294.80 $8,242.00
South Dakota 7 $2,199.20 $2,445.60 $2,680.00
Tennessee 38 $507.92 $598.62 $12,279.50
Texas 114 $686.73 $2,381.40 $16,236.00
Virginia 41 $549.24 $1,862.00 $10,036.00
Washington 32 $1,007.24 $1,670.76 $2,930.88
West Virginia 17 $246.50 $1,085.50 $2,551.00
Wisconsin 32 $428.64 $1,570.00 $4,905.25
Wyoming 4 $803.04 $2,344.80 $2,684.80

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA $1,923.35 $328.68 – $2,959.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls, IA $1,923.35 $328.68 – $2,959.00
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $1,926.15 $8.84 – $1,372.00
Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY $1,927.20 not published
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $1,932.25 $53.20 – $905.74
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $1,939.80 $219.22 – $2,957.40
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland, OH $1,950.65 $1.10 – $2,217.60
akron general Akron, OH $1,950.65 $0.87 – $2,217.60
mercy hospital Canton, OH $1,950.65 $1.01 – $2,217.60
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA $1,953.35 $448.71 – $830.11
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance, CA $1,953.35 $448.71 – $1,020.19
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $1,956.00 $347.08 – $1,041.25
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $1,956.00 not published
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $1,963.00 $230.63 – $2,241.93
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $1,976.13 $483.82 – $798.30
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $1,979.25 $95.74 – $1,722.45
Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Tishomingo, OK $1,997.45 $318.03 – $801.97
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $2,002.00 $45.37 – $1,540.00
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $2,002.00 $54.27 – $2,464.00
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $2,012.40 $339.95 – $385.47
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN $2,014.80 $43.10 – $650.00
HSHS St. Francis Hospital LITCHFIELD, IL $2,023.20 $377.20 – $2,810.00
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale, WA $2,029.17 $1,440.56 – $4,137.89
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS, OR $2,040.00 $592.00 – $592.00
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO, OR $2,040.00 $592.00 – $592.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham, TX $2,041.20 $420.15 – $3,061.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station, TX $2,041.20 $185.91 – $3,061.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple, TX $2,041.20 $173.75 – $3,061.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco, TX $2,041.20 $173.75 – $2,551.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple, TX $2,041.20 $173.75 – $3,061.80
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $2,043.60 $43.10 – $650.00
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY $2,047.53 $199.04 – $199.04
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME $2,049.00 $57.28 – $1,715.01
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $2,052.60 $140.66 – $814.85
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $2,055.24 $85.22 – $17,469.54
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $2,071.55 $321.26 – $3,187.00
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $2,076.21 $470.05 – $935.85
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $2,080.00 $235.97 – $1,804.96
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $2,101.68 $339.95 – $522.32
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $2,110.20 $165.60 – $756.11
Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK $2,113.15 $318.03 – $1,415.00
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $2,121.31 $53.20 – $1,068.61
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $2,133.45 $167.16 – $803.54
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $2,134.44 $128.24 – $7,832.80
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville, WI $2,152.15 $263.55 – $1,292.00
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $2,152.80 not published
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR $2,156.25 not published
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $2,160.96 $381.40 – $830.11
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $2,185.60 $283.44 – $2,458.80
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $2,191.15 $206.69 – $468.85

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