Scans and imaging CPT 72131 New Hampshire Outpatient

Lumbar spine CT cost in New Hampshire

In New Hampshire, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast: from $818.81 to $2,183.39, with a median of $1,198.71. The lowest price is at Elliot Hospital (Manchester). The highest price is 2.7× 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$818.81Elliot Hospital
Median$1,198.71half pay less
Highest$2,183.39in New Hampshire
Lowest saves$379.90vs the median

Hospitals in New Hampshire, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Elliot Hospital lowest Manchester · Manchester-Nashua, NH Hc Ct Spine Lumbar Wo Contrast $818.81 $2,213.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT CT SCAN LUMBAR SPINE $943.40 $3,083.00 —
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE $1,052.70 $1,914.00 Jun 6, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua · Manchester-Nashua, NH HC CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST $1,344.72 $3,448.00 —
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MaineHealth North Conway · North Conway, NH HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST $2,107.70 $2,107.70 Sep 9, 2025
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Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough · Manchester-Nashua, NH CT L SPINE W/O CONTRAST $2,183.39 $3,638.99 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
Manchester-Nashua, NH 3 $818.81 $1,344.72
Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT 2 $943.40 $998.05
North Conway, NH 1 $2,107.70 $2,107.70

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.