Lumbar spine CT cost in Oklahoma City, OK
In Oklahoma City, OK, 5 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast: from $221.77 to $1,825.85, with a median of $677.30. The lowest listed price is at Oklahoma Heart Hospital and 1 other hospital — $455.53 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $1,010.42 at 24 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 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 Mar 27, 2026 and Mar 27, 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 Oklahoma City, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital lowest Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 608-3200 HC CT Scan,Lumbar Spine,W/O Contrast - CT Lumbar Spine WO Contrast | $221.77 | $633.63 | $94.14–$632.56 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South lowest Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 628-6000 HC CT Scan,Lumbar Spine,W/O Contrast - CT Lumbar Spine WO Contrast | $221.77 | $633.63 | $94.14–$570.27 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center Oklahoma City, OK CT SCAN OF LOWER SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $677.30 | $6,773.00 | $100.06–$1,522.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 755-1515 CT Lumbar Spine WO Cont | $1,595.10 | $2,454.00 | $469.00–$470.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK · (405) 282-6700 CT Lumbar Spine WO Cont | $1,825.85 | $2,809.00 | $94.70–$1,374.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $221.77, median $677.30, highest $1,825.85 — a 8.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $272.58. 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 3 of 5 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.
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center Oklahoma City, OKCT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $13.09 | file |