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
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $961.20 $158.08 – $1,281.60
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $961.67 $148.75 – $619.72
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $970.45 $300.85 – $300.85
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL $973.20 $358.48 – $1,359.00
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $986.85 $8.84 – $1,012.16
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $989.67 $167.67 – $1,609.00
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $990.30 not published
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $992.16 $55.36 – $182.00
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $996.80 $364.88 – $2,151.04
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $998.40 $165.05 – $5,616.00
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett, WA $1,007.24 $397.30 – $1,603.77
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $1,009.50 $42.98 – $624.16
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $1,009.76 $148.75 – $619.72
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $1,009.76 $148.75 – $619.72
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $1,014.00 $324.48 – $382.16
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $1,018.60 $167.03 – $653.81
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $1,018.60 $167.03 – $653.81
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $1,018.60 $167.03 – $736.24
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $1,018.60 $167.03 – $653.81
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $1,018.60 $167.03 – $653.81
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $1,018.60 $167.03 – $653.81
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $1,032.20 $336.39 – $349.85
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $1,050.00 $42.98 – $587.60
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH $1,052.35 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $1,053.86 $920.00 – $1,608.53
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $1,055.16 $358.91 – $3,790.76
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO $1,058.64 $335.41 – $628.99
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $1,085.50 $42.98 – $629.39
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $1,085.50 $42.98 – $582.78
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $1,094.10 $219.22 – $2,214.25
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $1,094.10 $219.22 – $2,214.25
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $1,094.10 $442.85 – $2,214.25
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $1,094.10 $219.22 – $2,214.25
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $1,094.10 $219.22 – $2,214.25
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $1,094.10 $219.22 – $2,214.25
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $1,097.40 not published
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $1,100.27 $188.95 – $664.83
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $1,119.29 $31.90 – $1,518.01
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $1,119.29 $1.73 – $1,311.40
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $1,119.29 $31.86 – $1,320.01
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $1,129.50 $42.98 – $1,694.87
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $1,153.20 $165.60 – $822.85
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $1,156.62 $660.56 – $2,871.96
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH $1,158.30 $333.12 – $336.45
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $1,158.84 $272.90 – $3,171.15
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $1,158.84 $157.26 – $2,740.50
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $1,164.10 not published
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH $1,168.80 not published
St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Youngstown, OH $1,168.80 not published
St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH $1,168.80 not published

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