Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) CT scan (without contrast) cost at US hospitals

CT lumbar spine without contrast · CPT 72131

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Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) CT scan (without contrast)

A CT of the lower back, with no dye, showing the lumbar vertebrae and the bony canals the nerves pass through. It is chosen over an MRI when bone is the question — a fracture, a graft, a screw — or when an MRI is not an option. It lasts a few minutes and involves no injection.

$107.40

lowest cash price

$1,468.80

national median

$14,219.39

highest cash price

911

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $107.40–$14,219.39 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$107.40

UPMC Western Maryland — Cumberland, MD

Most expensive published cash price

$14,219.39

HCA FLORIDA SOUTH TAMPA HOSPITAL — Tampa, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,382.10) → Sep 1, 2026 ($1,554.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $1,773.72 $2,506.14 $3,532.62
Arizona 23 $266.57 $469.33 $2,935.36
Arkansas 11 $526.65 $1,450.15 $2,570.00
California 90 $712.18 $2,387.31 $5,683.95
Colorado 17 $305.94 $5,672.28 $5,672.28
Florida 68 $596.70 $4,241.10 $14,219.39
Georgia 25 $884.75 $1,610.70 $10,442.21
Hawaii 2 $718.08 $718.08 $1,597.50
Illinois 51 $500.28 $2,161.16 $3,577.20
Indiana 26 $481.12 $699.50 $3,438.88
Iowa 31 $685.79 $1,517.10 $4,083.00
Kansas 11 $1,204.40 $4,947.46 $11,003.16
Kentucky 26 $583.77 $2,088.60 $4,361.58
Louisiana 1 $399.36 $399.36 $399.36
Maine 7 $1,267.40 $1,430.20 $2,649.25
Maryland 2 $107.40 $107.40 $107.40
Michigan 27 $143.75 $1,151.00 $2,401.00
Minnesota 19 $431.81 $1,854.40 $2,592.00
Mississippi 11 $207.68 $755.63 $960.44
Missouri 20 $815.10 $880.00 $4,902.08
Montana 2 $1,148.80 $1,148.80 $1,314.40
Nebraska 13 $714.84 $1,177.50 $2,670.70
Nevada 4 $997.15 $1,382.93 $1,929.36
New Hampshire 1 $2,107.70 $2,107.70 $2,107.70
New Jersey 21 $116.22 $434.08 $732.15
New Mexico 2 $2,094.12 $2,094.12 $2,094.12
New York 23 $125.84 $125.84 $3,358.00
North Carolina 15 $1,327.00 $1,504.05 $2,775.00
North Dakota 4 $1,284.00 $1,468.80 $2,568.80
Ohio 68 $477.10 $1,099.20 $2,529.00
Oklahoma 17 $843.69 $1,557.40 $4,180.55
Oregon 13 $175.50 $911.04 $2,134.50
Pennsylvania 33 $286.00 $876.00 $2,937.00
South Carolina 11 $765.00 $1,715.40 $6,771.00
South Dakota 7 $1,950.40 $2,376.00 $2,652.00
Tennessee 38 $507.92 $598.62 $11,987.34
Texas 112 $434.94 $2,054.79 $13,925.72
Virginia 43 $422.70 $1,447.80 $9,606.00
Washington 32 $444.00 $1,204.76 $1,844.70
West Virginia 17 $296.00 $892.00 $1,789.80
Wisconsin 33 $369.36 $1,470.00 $3,187.15
Wyoming 4 $642.18 $1,875.60 $2,147.56

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $861.22 $8.40 – $846.61
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $867.75 $100.81 – $100.81
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $867.75 $100.81 – $100.81
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $867.75 $100.81 – $100.81
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $867.75 $103.01 – $103.01
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $876.00 $103.55 – $1,241.00
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $876.00 $100.57 – $681.09
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $876.00 $101.12 – $671.06
UPMC Memorial York, PA $876.00 $106.35 – $1,185.55
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $876.00 $100.37 – $641.23
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $876.00 $100.71 – $1,241.00
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $877.96 $56.26 – $235.73
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $878.73 $140.86 – $782.78
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $880.00 $102.62 – $551.30
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $882.70 $100.81 – $100.81
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $882.70 $41.62 – $780.30
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL $882.80 $106.74 – $1,359.00
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $884.00 $80.93 – $501.84
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $884.00 $80.93 – $501.84
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $884.00 $82.80 – $501.84
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $884.00 $82.42 – $840.61
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $884.00 $82.84 – $501.84
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $884.75 $216.03 – $2,421.09
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $884.75 $78.34 – $2,092.30
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN $885.00 $35.75 – $650.00
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $885.00 $35.75 – $650.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $889.92 $90.33 – $562.76
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $890.16 $90.93 – $265.22
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $892.00 $35.00 – $187.02
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO $895.62 $104.14 – $188.49
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $901.28 $134.46 – $1,259.45
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $911.00 not published
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $911.04 $92.96 – $5,124.60
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $912.46 $99.61 – $709.05
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $912.46 $99.61 – $650.50
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $912.46 $99.61 – $650.50
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $912.46 $99.61 – $709.05
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $912.46 $99.61 – $758.37
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $914.40 $45.79 – $149.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $918.04 $524.30 – $2,279.55
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $927.00 $35.00 – $505.08
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $934.41 $90.33 – $562.76
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $934.41 $90.33 – $562.76
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $935.34 $161.64 – $1,892.95
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $935.34 $161.64 – $1,892.95
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $935.34 $378.59 – $1,892.95
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $935.34 $161.64 – $1,892.95
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $935.34 $161.64 – $1,892.95
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $935.34 $161.64 – $1,892.95
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $937.00 $97.24 – $348.01

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