Scans and imaging CPT 72131 Iowa Outpatient

Lumbar spine CT cost in Iowa

In Iowa, 89 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast: from $640.20 to $4,083.00, with a median of $1,517.10. The lowest price is at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital (Council Bluffs). The highest price is 6.4× the lowest.

  • The median here, $1,517.10, is 9% above the US median of $1,397.59.
  • That is 14.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
  • Iowa ranks 33rd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 10 of 89 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

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 Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$640.20Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Median$1,517.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,083.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$876.90vs the median

Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital lowest Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA CT Exam $640.20 $2,134.00 Feb 15, 2026
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St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $706.36 $882.95 Nov 4, 2026
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Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $837.60 $1,047.00 Sep 23, 2026
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Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA CT Lumbar Spine WO Contrast $843.75 $1,125.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $849.09 $2,122.72 Sep 30, 2026
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Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $867.15 $1,083.93 Nov 4, 2026
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UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $867.15 $1,083.93 Nov 4, 2026
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Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $897.12 $1,602.00 Mar 26, 2026
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Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $925.60 $1,157.00 Jun 29, 2026
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CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC CT LUMBAR WO CONTRAST $957.61 $2,227.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 72131 CT SPINE L W/O IV CONT $963.47 $1,622.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,002.15 $1,113.50 Mar 30, 2026
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Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,084.00 $1,355.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Ct Lumbar Spine W/O Dye $1,087.00 $1,087.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,099.28 $2,114.00 Oct 19, 2026
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Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,107.00 $1,230.00 Mar 31, 2026
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WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,129.80 $1,614.00 Oct 13, 2026
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Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast $1,152.00 $1,440.00 Feb 5, 2026
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Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,153.80 $1,923.00 Aug 20, 2026
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Monroe County Hospital Albia · Albia, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,168.20 $1,947.00 Sep 9, 2026
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Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,185.52 $2,044.00 Apr 21, 2026
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Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,210.11 $2,123.00 Oct 8, 2026
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Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,225.00 $1,225.00 Sep 14, 2026
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Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,231.30 $1,759.00 Jun 1, 2026
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Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,253.24 $1,870.50 Oct 16, 2026
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Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA $1,258.75 $1,325.00 Apr 1, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL CT L-Spine wo Contrast $1,258.80 $2,098.00 Mar 31, 2026
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The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,261.61 $1,577.01 Nov 4, 2026
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Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,291.68 $1,614.61 Jun 18, 2026
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Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,304.40 $2,174.00 Apr 22, 2026
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Keokuk County Health Center Sigourney · Sigourney, IA CT LUMBAR SPINE $1,307.60 $1,868.00 Mar 16, 2026
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Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA CT SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTR -PER PROTOCOL $1,321.00 $2,032.00 May 29, 2026
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Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,339.65 $2,061.00 Sep 21, 2026
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Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,377.60 $2,296.00 Jun 11, 2026
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Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,390.40 $1,738.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,410.40 $1,763.00 Aug 25, 2026
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Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE $1,412.80 $1,766.00 Feb 20, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL CT L-Spine wo Contrast $1,414.80 $2,358.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA CT L-Spine wo Contrast $1,414.80 $2,358.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA CT lumbar spine wo $1,455.20 $1,712.00 Apr 24, 2026
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Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC CT LUMBAR WO CONTRAST $1,463.40 $3,252.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA $1,472.46 $1,518.00 Apr 1, 2026
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MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast $1,498.25 $2,305.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast $1,507.35 $2,319.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast $1,517.10 $2,334.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville · Dubuque, IA HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast $1,517.10 $2,334.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader · Elkader, IA HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast $1,517.10 $2,334.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast $1,517.10 $2,334.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast $1,517.10 $2,334.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast $1,571.05 $2,417.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,587.00 $2,116.00 Oct 20, 2026
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Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,607.25 $2,143.00 Oct 23, 2026
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MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast $1,609.40 $2,476.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast $1,609.40 $2,476.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,615.04 $2,018.80 Nov 4, 2026
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Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,624.00 $2,030.00 Jul 16, 2026
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Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,625.25 $2,167.00 Oct 20, 2026
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Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC CT LUMBAR WO CONTRAST $1,626.00 $3,252.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,628.00 $2,035.00 Mar 30, 2026
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Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,656.00 $1,656.00 Mar 29, 2026
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Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,714.00 $1,714.00 Sep 26, 2026
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Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Computed tomography, lumbar spine; without contrast material $1,728.75 $2,305.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,745.00 $2,182.00 Oct 8, 2024
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Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,766.25 $2,355.00 Sep 2, 2026
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Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,766.80 $2,524.00 Jul 20, 2026
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Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,788.00 $2,235.00 Jul 27, 2026
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Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,809.90 $2,011.00 Nov 3, 2026
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Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,817.58 $2,271.97 Jul 27, 2026
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,833.23 $2,291.53 Jan 28, 2026
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Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,846.40 $2,308.00 Aug 13, 2026
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Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,869.00 $1,869.00 Jun 10, 2026
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Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,871.20 $2,339.00 Oct 21, 2026
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Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $1,920.00 $1,920.00 Jul 10, 2026
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Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $2,021.60 $2,527.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast $2,057.25 $3,165.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $2,225.99 $2,782.48 Nov 4, 2026
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Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $2,225.99 $2,782.48 Nov 4, 2026
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Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA CT L-SPINE WO CONTRAST $2,272.00 $2,272.00 Aug 11, 2026
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UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $2,305.25 $2,881.56 Jan 28, 2026
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University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB CT LUMBAR SPINE, WITHOUT CONTRAST $2,326.10 $3,323.00 Mar 11, 2026
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University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB CT LUMBAR SPINE, WITHOUT CONTRAST $2,326.10 $3,323.00 Mar 11, 2026
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MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast $2,334.00 $2,334.00 Mar 31, 2026
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St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA CT scan of lower spine without contrast $2,458.00 $2,458.00 Nov 3, 2026
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Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $2,470.47 $3,088.08 Nov 4, 2026
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UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $2,500.37 $3,125.46 Nov 4, 2026
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Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONT $2,508.00 $3,135.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA $2,693.69 $2,777.00 —
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Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA $3,006.03 $3,099.00 —
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MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast $4,083.00 $4,083.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 8 $1,087.00 $1,615.55
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 6 $867.15 $1,195.48
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 3 $1,258.80 $1,414.80
Dubuque, IA 3 $1,261.61 $1,507.35
Iowa City, IA 3 $1,587.00 $2,326.10
Omaha, NE-IA 3 $640.20 $957.61
Ames, IA 2 $1,628.00 $1,722.79
Carroll, IA 2 $1,253.24 $1,855.62
Cedar Rapids, IA 2 $1,846.40 $2,075.82
Clinton, IA 2 $1,414.80 $1,736.02
Albia, IA 1 $1,168.20 $1,168.20
Algona, IA 1 $1,624.00 $1,624.00
Atlantic, IA 1 $1,231.30 $1,231.30
Audubon, IA 1 $1,225.00 $1,225.00
Belmond, IA 1 $1,304.40 $1,304.40
Britt, IA 1 $1,625.25 $1,625.25
Cedar Rapids, IA 1 $1,833.23 $1,833.23
Centerville, IA 1 $2,334.00 $2,334.00
Charles City, IA 1 $849.09 $849.09
Cherokee, IA 1 $1,107.00 $1,107.00
Clarinda, IA 1 $1,607.25 $1,607.25
Clarion, IA 1 $1,377.60 $1,377.60
Corning, IA 1 $1,463.40 $1,463.40
Corydon, IA 1 $1,869.00 $1,869.00
Decorah, IA 1 $1,129.80 $1,129.80
Denison, IA 1 $1,788.00 $1,788.00
Elkader, IA 1 $1,517.10 $1,517.10
Emmetsburg, IA 1 $1,728.75 $1,728.75
Estherville, IA 1 $2,693.69 $2,693.69
Fairfield, IA 1 $1,153.80 $1,153.80
Fort Dodge, IA 1 $2,470.47 $2,470.47
Greenfield, IA 1 $1,766.25 $1,766.25
Grinnell, IA 1 $1,615.04 $1,615.04
Guttenberg, IA 1 $2,021.60 $2,021.60
Hampton, IA 1 $1,809.90 $1,809.90
Harlan, IA 1 $1,185.52 $1,185.52
Harwarden, IA 1 $1,455.20 $1,455.20
Humboldt, IA 1 $1,002.15 $1,002.15
Iowa Falls, IA 1 $1,920.00 $1,920.00
Jefferson, IA 1 $897.12 $897.12
Keosauqua, IA 1 $1,766.80 $1,766.80
Lake City, IA 1 $1,745.00 $1,745.00
Leon, IA 1 $1,390.40 $1,390.40
Manchester, IA 1 $1,412.80 $1,412.80
Maquoketa, IA 1 $2,272.00 $2,272.00
Marshalltown, IA 1 $867.15 $867.15
Mason City, IA 1 $1,571.05 $1,571.05
Muscatine, IA 1 $2,225.99 $2,225.99
New Hampton, IA 1 $1,517.10 $1,517.10
Oelwein, IA 1 $1,517.10 $1,517.10
Orange City, IA 1 $837.60 $837.60
Pocahontas, IA 1 $1,656.00 $1,656.00
Rock Rapids, IA 1 $3,006.03 $3,006.03
Sac City, IA 1 $1,410.40 $1,410.40
Sheldon, IA 1 $2,508.00 $2,508.00
Shenandoah, IA 1 $1,339.65 $1,339.65
Sigourney, IA 1 $1,307.60 $1,307.60
Sioux Center, IA 1 $1,472.46 $1,472.46
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 1 $706.36 $706.36
Spencer, IA 1 $843.75 $843.75
Spirit Lake, IA 1 $1,258.75 $1,258.75
Storm Lake, IA 1 $1,084.00 $1,084.00
Waukon, IA 1 $1,210.11 $1,210.11
Webster City, IA 1 $1,152.00 $1,152.00
West Union, IA 1 $963.47 $963.47
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More

What lumbar spine CT is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lumbar spine CT explained.

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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.