Scans and imaging CPT 72131 Outpatient

Lumbar spine CT cost in Summersville, WV

In Summersville, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast: from $1,051.00 to $1,051.00, with a median of $1,051.00. Across West Virginia, the median is $862.00 at 17 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 — and —.

Lowest$1,051.00Summersville Regional Medical Center
Median$1,051.00half pay less
Highest$1,051.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV · (304) 872-2891 CT SCAN OF LOWER SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST $1,051.00 $2,102.00 — 50% —
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Outpatient: lowest $1,051.00, median $1,051.00, highest $1,051.00.

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.

Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WVCT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE $48.00 file