Lumbar spine CT cost in Miami, FL
In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 17 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast: from $596.70 to $4,756.68, with a median of $3,282.50. The lowest listed price is at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit — $2,685.80 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $2,797.86 at 81 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 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 Mar 30, 2026 and Sep 15, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit lowest Weston, FL CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $596.70 | $918.00 | $252.18–$1,391.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit Weston, FL CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTR | $882.70 | $1,358.00 | $120.52–$249.45 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 HC CT Lumbar Sp W/O Cont. | $2,860.20 | $4,086.00 | $115.72–$3,473.10 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 HC CT Lumbar Sp W/O Cont. | $2,860.20 | $4,086.00 | $115.72–$3,473.10 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 HC CT Lumbar Sp W/O Cont. | $2,860.20 | $4,086.00 | $109.17–$3,473.10 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 HC CT Lumbar Sp W/O Cont. | $2,860.20 | $4,086.00 | $109.17–$3,473.10 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $2,984.80 | $4,592.00 | $107.21–$2,998.58 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast | $3,212.30 | $4,942.00 | $106.99–$4,942.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital Miami, FL · (786) 467-2000 Lumbar spine CT wo con and rec | $3,282.50 | $5,050.00 | $65.42–$5,050.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Homestead Hospital Homestead, FL · (786) 243-8000 Lumbar spine CT wo con and rec | $3,282.50 | $5,050.00 | $65.42–$5,050.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL · (786) 308-3000 Lumbar spine CT wo con and rec | $3,282.50 | $5,050.00 | $65.42–$5,050.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| South Miami Hospital South Miami, FL · (786) 662-4000 Lumbar spine CT wo con and rec | $3,282.50 | $5,050.00 | $65.42–$5,050.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda Hospital Boynton Beach, FL · (561) 737-7733 Lumbar spine CT wo con and rec | $3,282.50 | $5,050.00 | $67.49–$5,050.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL · (786) 596-1960 CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $3,282.50 | $5,050.00 | $67.49–$5,050.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC CT SCAN,LUMBAR SPINE,W/O CONTRAST - CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $3,302.70 | $3,302.70 | $113.54–$2,642.16 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| South Miami Hospital South Miami, FL · (786) 662-4000 Lumb spine ct wo con & rec UC | $3,499.60 | $5,384.00 | $65.42–$5,384.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL · (786) 596-1960 Lumb spine ct wo con & rec UC | $3,499.60 | $5,384.00 | $67.49–$5,384.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC CT SCAN,LUMBAR SPINE,W/O CONTRAST - CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $3,989.18 | $3,989.18 | $113.54–$3,191.34 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC CT SCAN,LUMBAR SPINE,W/O CONTRAST - CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $4,733.53 | $4,733.53 | $113.54–$3,786.82 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC CT SCAN,LUMBAR SPINE,W/O CONTRAST - CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $4,756.68 | $4,756.68 | $113.54–$3,805.34 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $596.70, median $3,282.50, highest $4,756.68 — a 8.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $3,282.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 17 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Jackson Health System Miami, FLCT scan of lower spine without contrast | $116.00 | file |
| Jackson Health System Miami, FLCT scan of lower spine without contrast | $116.00 | file |
| Jackson Health System Miami, FLCT scan of lower spine without contrast | $116.00 | file |
| Jackson Health System Miami, FLCT scan of lower spine without contrast | $116.00 | file |