Lumbar spine CT cost in Roanoke, VA
In Roanoke, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast: from $422.70 to $1,026.55, with a median of $1,026.55. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital — $603.85 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $1,447.80 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 72131, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 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 Roanoke, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital lowest Franklin, VA · (757) 569-6100 HC CT L-Spine W/O Contrast | $422.70 | $1,409.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mt, VA HB CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,026.55 | $2,933.00 | $91.78–$2,786.35 | 65% | — source file |
| Carilion Medical Center doing business as Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital Roanoke, VA HB CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,026.55 | $2,933.00 | $91.78–$2,786.35 | 65% | — source file |
| Carilion Medical Center doing business as Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Roanoke, VA HB CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,026.55 | $2,933.00 | $91.78–$2,786.35 | 65% | — source file |
| Carilion Giles Community Hospital Roanoke, VA HB CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,026.55 | $2,933.00 | $91.78–$2,786.35 | 65% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $422.70, median $1,026.55, highest $1,026.55 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $422.70. 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 4 of 4 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.