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
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $633.47 $221.00 – $2,995.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $645.16 $266.89 – $2,431.50
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $647.32 $351.31 – $824.45
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $647.32 $347.73 – $824.45
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $647.32 $347.73 – $824.45
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $647.32 $344.14 – $824.45
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $647.76 $157.77 – $1,136.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $647.76 $157.77 – $1,136.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $647.76 $157.77 – $1,136.00
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $653.18 $95.25 – $1,409.00
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $669.60 $183.59 – $1,094.32
CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont Beaumont, TX $686.73 $178.86 – $1,996.00
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $688.24 $182.90 – $664.83
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $691.60 $251.81 – $652.20
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $691.78 $461.69 – $4,387.83
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $691.78 $461.69 – $3,557.70
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $691.78 $461.69 – $3,557.70
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station, TX $691.78 $173.75 – $3,360.05
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $695.24 $447.92 – $12,911.60
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $700.00 $373.86 – $605.65
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $700.00 $366.01 – $605.65
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $700.00 $366.01 – $605.65
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $700.00 $373.86 – $605.65
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $716.24 $167.51 – $482.88
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $716.52 $324.22 – $907.82
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $718.50 not published
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $721.26 $447.92 – $10,418.20
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $749.44 $271.40 – $1,171.00
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $755.00 $251.81 – $985.00
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $755.16 $200.25 – $654.04
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $756.25 $366.59 – $2,117.84
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $757.74 $366.59 – $874.65
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $758.08 $232.90 – $4,145.75
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $759.99 $129.07 – $1,146.80
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $762.47 $261.00 – $658.16
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $768.74 $221.00 – $797.33
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $771.50 not published
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $801.00 $129.83 – $709.64
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $801.00 $115.11 – $1,515.42
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $801.00 $115.11 – $1,515.42
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $801.00 $115.11 – $1,515.42
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $801.00 $115.11 – $1,515.42
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $803.04 $357.13 – $1,835.52
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $803.50 $369.11 – $799.03
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $804.50 $369.11 – $799.03
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $808.50 $757.16 – $864.55
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $810.50 $369.11 – $823.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $812.40 $189.26 – $641.09
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $812.40 $189.26 – $619.72
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $816.00 $369.11 – $799.03

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