Lumbar spine CT cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 62 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast: from $203.55 to $10,405.66, with a median of $756.15. The lowest price is at Ochsner LSU Health Monroe (Monroe). The highest price is 51.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $756.15, is 46% below the US median of $1,397.59.
- That is 7.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Louisiana ranks 5th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 62 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$203.55Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
Median$756.15half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,405.66in Louisiana
Lowest saves$552.60vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe lowest Monroe · Monroe, LA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $203.55 | $885.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA CT L-SPINE W/O CONT | $213.60 | $356.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $220.60 | $1,103.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $228.48 | $672.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $246.72 | $771.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA CT Lumbar Spine W/O | $249.46 | $3,787.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $253.33 | $539.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $285.04 | $1,018.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $317.46 | $1,221.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $341.88 | $1,221.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $361.92 | $1,131.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairway Medical Center Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $375.00 | $670.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA CT L-SPINE W/O | $378.00 | $630.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $380.60 | $1,730.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $383.46 | $1,826.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Scan of Lower Spine | $389.18 | $1,769.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $391.80 | $1,306.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $398.64 | $906.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 72131 CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $399.36 | $1,536.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $419.98 | $1,826.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $443.07 | $1,641.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $474.76 | $1,826.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Scan of Lower Spine | $515.97 | $1,911.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $547.80 | $1,826.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST | $619.98 | $1,758.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $638.58 | $1,094.70 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Scan of Lower Spine | $651.20 | $4,070.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Scan of Lower Spine | $671.36 | $4,196.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CNTRS | $695.50 | $1,391.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $748.80 | $1,872.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA CT LUMBAR SP WITHOUT C | $750.00 | $1,000.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $762.30 | $2,541.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Scan of Lower Spine | $763.56 | $5,454.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA CT scan of lower spine without contrast | $789.60 | $1,128.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $821.70 | $1,826.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Scan of Lower Spine | $824.18 | $5,887.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Scan of Lower Spine | $824.18 | $5,887.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA CT Scan of Lower Spine | $824.18 | $5,887.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Scan of Lower Spine | $824.18 | $5,887.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA CT Spine Lumbar Robotic w/o Contrast | $867.00 | $1,734.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA CAT SCAN-LUMBAR | $869.00 | $869.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA CT L-SPINE W/O | $987.00 | $1,316.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA CT SCAN OF LOWER SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,053.66 | $1,756.10 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CON | $1,120.00 | $1,120.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast | $1,128.00 | $1,128.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,219.05 | $4,063.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA CT scan of lower spine without dye | $1,281.72 | $2,136.20 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA CT LUMB SPINE WO | $1,316.00 | $1,645.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA CT LUMBAR SPINE; WO CONTRAST | $1,326.09 | $1,913.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA CT scan of lower spine without contrast | $1,344.20 | $2,068.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CON | $1,404.25 | $2,808.50 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA CT L SPINE TRAUMA REFORMATTED FROM ABDOM | $1,442.00 | $1,442.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA CT LUMBAR SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,445.47 | $2,409.12 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,520.39 | $2,053.75 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,717.54 | $2,290.05 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O,TECHNICAL COMPONENT | $1,725.00 | $1,725.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,725.90 | $5,753.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast | $1,823.20 | $2,279.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $2,047.65 | $3,723.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA CT LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST | $2,166.71 | $3,095.30 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Ct Spine (Lumbar) Wo Cst | $2,268.00 | $2,835.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $10,405.66 | $10,405.66 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 14 | $285.04 | $629.28 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $383.46 | $547.80 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6 | $220.60 | $1,053.50 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 5 | $253.33 | $1,326.09 |
| Monroe, LA | 5 | $203.55 | $1,316.00 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $317.46 | $341.88 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $399.36 | $5,402.51 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $249.46 | $651.56 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $228.48 | $755.10 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $748.80 | $808.90 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 2 | $375.00 | $599.59 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $1,725.00 | $1,725.00 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $378.00 | $378.00 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $1,128.00 | $1,128.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $213.60 | $213.60 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $1,725.90 | $1,725.90 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $391.80 | $391.80 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $1,219.05 | $1,219.05 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $789.60 | $789.60 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $1,823.20 | $1,823.20 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $867.00 | $867.00 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $2,047.65 | $2,047.65 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $1,404.25 | $1,404.25 |
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
- Alabama$1,245.38
- Alaska$2,115.64
- Arizona$1,132.25
- Arkansas$728.26
- California$2,860.00
- Colorado$1,618.90
- Connecticut$1,037.00
- Delaware$2,301.41
- District of Columbia$1,777.91, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,282.50
- Georgia$1,289.00
- Hawaii$1,365.00
- Idaho$927.75
- Illinois$2,172.10
- Indiana$885.00
- Iowa$1,517.10
- Kansas$1,114.38
- Kentucky$1,386.30
- Maine$1,024.73
- Maryland$180.88
- Massachusetts$967.00
- Michigan$1,083.55
- Minnesota$1,360.68
- Mississippi$881.23
- Missouri$1,422.85
- Montana$1,423.13
- Nebraska$2,272.20
- Nevada$2,038.00
- New Hampshire$1,408.20
- New Jersey$536.26
- New Mexico$1,793.20
- New York$885.73
- North Carolina$1,566.50
- North Dakota$1,300.80
- Ohio$1,100.05
- Oklahoma$1,032.41
- Oregon$1,298.70
- Pennsylvania$1,149.99
- Puerto Rico$325.00
- Rhode Island$1,224.00
- South Carolina$1,728.60
- South Dakota$2,376.00
- Tennessee$790.51
- Texas$1,821.12
- Utah$3,250.11
- Vermont$2,184.51
- Virginia$1,591.50
- Washington$1,421.69
- West Virginia$839.78
- Wisconsin$1,540.00
- Wyoming$1,784.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.