Scans and imaging CPT 72131 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lumbar spine CT cost in Cut Bank, MT — inpatient

In Cut Bank, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast as an inpatient: from $1,240.20 to $1,240.20, with a median of $1,240.20. Across Montana, the median is $1,397.18 at 21 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72131, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,240.20Logan Health - Cut Bank
Median$1,240.20half pay less
Highest$1,240.20in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MT · (406) 873-2251 CT Exam $1,240.20 $1,908.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,240.20, median $1,240.20, highest $1,240.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,240.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 ($1,423.50). 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.

Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MTCT L Spine wo Contrast - Report $73.45 file