Lumbar spine CT cost in Flint, MI
In Flint, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast: from $736.68 to $1,095.55, with a median of $916.12. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health — $179.44 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $898.93 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Flint, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health lowest Grand Blanc Twp, MI CT SPINE LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST | $736.68 | $1,754.00 | $107.82–$1,009.43 | 58% | — source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint, MI · (810) 342-2000 CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast | $1,095.55 | $2,191.10 | $58.17–$1,533.77 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $736.68, median $916.12, highest $1,095.55 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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 ($1,166.00). 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.
| McLaren Flint Flint, MICT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast - Report | $65.00 | file |