Scans and imaging CPT 72131 Kansas Outpatient

Lumbar spine CT cost in Kansas

In Kansas, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast: from $300.00 to $4,947.46, with a median of $1,321.25. The lowest price is at Mish (Lenexa). The highest price is 16.5× 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$300.00Mish
Median$1,321.25half pay less
Highest$4,947.46in Kansas
Lowest saves$1,021.25vs the median

Hospitals in Kansas, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Mish lowest Lenexa · Kansas City, MO-KS CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast $300.00 $3,000.00 —
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Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital El Dorado · Wichita, KS CT SCAN OF LOWER SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST $741.00 $1,140.00 —
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Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena · Joplin, MO-KS CT Lumbar Spine WO Cont $1,133.60 $1,744.00 —
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Wamego Health Center Wamego · Manhattan, KS CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST $1,204.40 $3,011.00 —
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Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan · Manhattan, KS CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST $1,206.00 $3,015.00 —
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Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg · Pittsburg, KS CT Lumbar Spine WO Cont $1,436.50 $2,210.00 —
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Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus · Joplin, MO-KS CT Lumbar Spine WO Cont $1,663.35 $2,559.00 —
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AdventHealth Ottawa Ottawa · Ottawa, KS HC CT SCAN,LUMBAR SPINE,W/O CONTRAST $4,947.46 $4,947.46 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission · Kansas City, MO-KS HC CT SCAN,LUMBAR SPINE,W/O CONTRAST $4,947.46 $4,947.46 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS HC CT SCAN,LUMBAR SPINE,W/O CONTRAST $4,947.46 $4,947.46 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Kansas City, MO-KS 3 $300.00 $4,947.46
Joplin, MO-KS 2 $1,133.60 $1,398.48
Manhattan, KS 2 $1,204.40 $1,205.20
Ottawa, KS 1 $4,947.46 $4,947.46
Pittsburg, KS 1 $1,436.50 $1,436.50
Wichita, KS 1 $741.00 $741.00

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.

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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.