Lumbar spine CT cost in Grand Junction, CO
In Grand Junction, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast: from $1,250.90 to $1,250.90, with a median of $1,250.90. Across Colorado, the median is $1,827.92 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72131, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Junction, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Health West Hospital lowest Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,250.90 | $1,787.00 | — | 30% | — source file |
| Family Health West Hospital lowest Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,250.90 | $1,787.00 | — | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,250.90, median $1,250.90, highest $1,250.90.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,250.90. 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72131 ($1,414.80). 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.
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita, COCAH CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $65.10 | file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita, COCAH CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $65.10 | file |