Scans and imaging CPT 72131 Outpatient

Lumbar spine CT cost in Napa, CA

In Napa, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast: from $1,635.57 to $1,635.57, with a median of $1,635.57. Across California, the median is $2,860.00 at 99 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,635.57Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center
Median$1,635.57half pay less
Highest$1,635.57in 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 Napa, CA.

median
Lowest $1,635.57Highest $5,683.95

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center lowest Napa, CA · (707) 252-4411 HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,635.57 $3,207.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center Napa, CA · (707) 252-4411 HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $5,683.95 $11,145.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,635.57, median $1,635.57, highest $1,635.57.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $5,683.95. 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.