Scans and imaging CPT 72131 Outpatient

Lumbar spine CT cost in Dumas, TX

In Dumas, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast: from $1,968.80 to $1,968.80, with a median of $1,968.80. Across Texas, the median is $2,054.79 at 279 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72131, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and Mar 30, 2026.

Lowest$1,968.80Memorial Hospital
Median$1,968.80half pay less
Highest$1,968.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Memorial Hospital Dumas, TX · (806) 935-7171 CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST $1,968.80 $2,461.00 $113.82–$2,214.90 20% Mar 30, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,968.80, median $1,968.80, highest $1,968.80.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72131 ($1,423.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Memorial Hospital Dumas, TXRR CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAS $115.20 file