Scans and imaging CPT 72131 Illinois Outpatient

Lumbar spine CT cost in Illinois

In Illinois, 62 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast: from $133.94 to $3,537.20, with a median of $1,649.40. The lowest price is at Roseland Community Hospital Association (Chicago). The highest price is 26.4× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 72131. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$133.94Roseland Community Hospital Association

Median$1,649.40half pay less

Highest$3,537.20in Illinois

Lowest saves$1,515.46vs the median

Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
Roseland Community Hospital Association lowest Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT scan of lower spine without contrast	$133.94	$273.00	Jul 1, 2026 source file
Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City · St. Louis, MO-IL CT-LUMB SPINE WO	$184.23	$307.05	— source file
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, IL CHG CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL	$271.60	$776.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital Anna · Anna, IL CHG CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL	$271.60	$776.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Heartland Regional Medical Center Marion · Marion-Herrin, IL CHG CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL	$271.60	$776.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT scan of lower spine without contrast	$293.12	$1,046.85	Aug 24, 2026 source file
Trinity Medical Center Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PR CT SCAN,LUMBAR SPINE,W/O CONTRAST	$371.20	$464.00	Jan 28, 2026 source file
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONT	$500.28	$1,516.00	— source file
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT Lumbar Spine W/O Con	$529.15	$2,785.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC CT SCAN,LUMBAR SPINE,W/O CONTRAST	$625.00	$2,500.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC CT SCAN,LUMBAR SPINE,W/O CONTRAST	$625.00	$2,500.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC CT SCAN,LUMBAR SPINE,W/O CONTRAST	$625.00	$2,500.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC CT SCAN,LUMBAR SPINE,W/O CONTRAST	$625.00	$2,500.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT Lumbar Spine W/O Con	$640.55	$2,785.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT L SPINE W/O DYE	$780.00	$1,560.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT L SPINE W/O DYE	$780.00	$1,560.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT L SPINE W/O DYE	$785.00	$1,570.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT L SPINE W/O DYE	$800.00	$1,600.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT L SPINE W/O DYE	$855.00	$1,710.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast	$904.94	$2,661.58	Mar 17, 2025 source file
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE	$959.12	$3,603.00	— source file
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT L SPINE W/O DYE	$1,125.00	$2,250.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT L SPINE W/O DYE	$1,125.00	$2,250.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT L SPINE W/O DYE	$1,140.00	$2,280.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT L SPINE W/O DYE	$1,250.00	$2,500.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT L SPINE W/O DYE	$1,250.00	$2,500.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Community First Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT scan of lower spine without contrast	$1,349.00	$2,698.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast	$1,405.64	$4,134.24	Mar 17, 2025 source file
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL CT L-Spine wo Contrast	$1,414.80	$2,358.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL CT L-Spine wo Contrast	$1,414.80	$2,358.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT L SPINE W/O DYE	$1,510.00	$3,020.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast	$1,788.80	$2,752.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast	$1,788.80	$2,752.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast	$1,788.80	$2,752.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast	$1,788.80	$2,752.00	— source file
Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb Ct Lumbar Spine W/O Dye	$1,813.00	$1,813.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
St Francis Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Litchfield · Litchfield, IL HC CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$1,918.80	$2,665.00	— source file
Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, IL HC CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$1,982.16	$2,753.00	— source file
St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$2,164.32	$3,006.00	— source file
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Computed Tomography, Lumbar Spine; Without Contrast Material	$2,344.00	$2,344.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville · St. Louis, MO-IL HC CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$2,355.84	$3,272.00	— source file
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H CT SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST	$2,406.60	$3,438.00	— source file
St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL HC CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$2,428.56	$3,373.00	— source file
St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL HC CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$2,537.28	$3,524.00	— source file
St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese · St. Louis, MO-IL HC CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$2,685.60	$3,730.00	— source file
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$2,841.00	$2,841.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$2,841.00	$2,841.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$2,841.00	$2,841.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Computed Tomography, Lumbar Spine; Without Contrast Material	$2,935.00	$2,935.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL HC CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$2,952.00	$4,100.00	— source file
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye	$3,083.50	$4,405.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye	$3,083.50	$4,405.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye	$3,083.50	$4,405.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye	$3,083.50	$4,405.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye	$3,083.50	$4,405.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye	$3,083.50	$4,405.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye	$3,083.50	$4,405.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye	$3,083.50	$4,405.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Edward Hospital Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC CT SPINE LUMBAR WITH OUT CONTRAST	$3,098.00	$3,098.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC CT SPINE LUMBAR WITH OUT CONTRAST	$3,098.00	$3,098.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Decatur · Decatur, IL HC CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$3,403.44	$4,727.00	— source file
Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE	$3,537.20	$3,537.20	— source file

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	45	$133.94	$1,510.00
St. Louis, MO-IL	5	$184.23	$2,355.84
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	3	$371.20	$1,414.80
Anna, IL	1	$271.60	$271.60
Charleston-Mattoon, IL	1	$2,952.00	$2,952.00
Decatur, IL	1	$3,403.44	$3,403.44
Kankakee, IL	1	$959.12	$959.12
Litchfield, IL	1	$1,918.80	$1,918.80
Marion-Herrin, IL	1	$271.60	$271.60
Mount Vernon, IL	1	$271.60	$271.60
Shelbyville, IL	1	$1,982.16	$1,982.16
Springfield, IL	1	$2,428.56	$2,428.56

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.

CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.