Scans and imaging CPT 72131 Outpatient

Lumbar spine CT cost in Allentown, PA

In Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast: from $133.63 to $133.63, with a median of $133.63. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $900.00 at 63 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72131, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$133.63Hackettstown Medical Center
Median$133.63half pay less
Highest$133.63in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.

median
Lowest $133.63Highest $133.63

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hackettstown Medical Center lowest Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 CT Spine Lumb WO $133.63 $6,563.00 — 98% —
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Hackettstown Medical Center lowest Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 CT Spine Lumb WO $133.63 $6,563.00 — 98% —
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Outpatient: lowest $133.63, median $133.63, highest $133.63.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $133.63. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

This CT scan shows the bones of the lower back in detail. It is used after injuries and when an MRI is not possible.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.