Scans and imaging CPT 72131 Pennsylvania Outpatient

Lumbar spine CT cost in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, 100 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast: from $138.37 to $4,873.51, with a median of $1,149.99. The lowest price is at St Joseph Regional Health Network (Reading). The highest price is 35.2× the lowest.

  • The median here, $1,149.99, is 18% below the US median of $1,397.59.
  • That is 10.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
  • Pennsylvania ranks 20th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 10 of 100 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 11, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$138.37St Joseph Regional Health Network
Median$1,149.99half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,873.51in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$1,011.62vs the median

Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
St Joseph Regional Health Network lowest Reading · Reading, PA CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast $138.37 $532.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 72131 CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE Tech $154.23 $532.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 72131 CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE Tech $167.42 $532.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast - Report $176.25 $532.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA CT Scan of Lower Spine Without Contrast $286.00 $2,280.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA CT Scan of Lower Spine Without Contrast $286.00 $1,610.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA CT Scan of Lower Spine Without Contrast $286.00 $3,445.50 Jan 1, 2026
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Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA CT Scan of Lower Spine Without Contrast $286.00 $1,462.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA CT Scan of Lower Spine Without Contrast $286.00 $1,610.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA CT Scan of Lower Spine Without Contrast $286.00 $2,280.00 Jan 1, 2026
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WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA CT Scan of Lower Spine Without Contrast $286.00 $1,462.00 Jan 1, 2026
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York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA CT Scan of Lower Spine Without Contrast $286.00 $1,462.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA CT,LS W/O CONTRAST 72131 $343.44 $954.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA CT SCAN OF LOWER SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST $469.00 $938.00 Jul 9, 2026
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Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA CT Scan Lumbar SpineUnenh $526.40 $940.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast $560.16 $1,556.00 Feb 24, 2026
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Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE UNENHANCED $567.90 $1,893.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE UNEN $580.98 $683.50 Feb 25, 2026
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Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Lumbar Spine Plain - CT $691.49 $1,152.47 Sep 21, 2026
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UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CON $750.00 $1,250.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONT $771.60 $1,286.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Computed tomography, lumbar spine; without contrast material $786.00 $1,965.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA CT LUMBAR NO CONTRAST $839.40 $1,399.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA CT LUMBAR NO CONTRAST $839.40 $1,399.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA CT LUMBAR NO CONTRAST $839.40 $1,399.00 Dec 17, 2025
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UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CON $847.80 $1,413.00 Sep 18, 2026
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC CT LUMBAR W/O CNTRST $876.00 $1,460.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC CT LUMBAR W/O CNTRST $876.00 $1,460.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC CT LUMBAR W/O CNTRST $876.00 $1,460.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC CT LUMBAR W/O CNTRST $876.00 $1,460.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC CT LUMBAR W/O CNTRST $876.00 $1,460.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC CT LUMBAR W/O CNTRST $876.00 $1,460.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA CT LUMB. SPINE W/O $896.03 $1,280.05 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA CT LUMB. SPINE W/O $896.03 $1,280.05 Mar 6, 2026
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Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ct Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast $900.00 $2,250.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ct Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast $900.00 $2,250.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ct Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast $900.00 $2,250.00 Apr 1, 2026
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ct Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast $900.00 $2,250.00 Apr 1, 2026
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UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA CT LUMBAR WO $954.60 $1,591.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA CT L-SPINE W/O CONT $991.20 $1,652.00 Feb 2, 2026
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA CT LUMB SPINE W/O CONTRAST $991.20 $1,652.00 Feb 2, 2026
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Meadville Medical Center Meadville · Meadville, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE $999.00 $1,665.00 Sep 11, 2026
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Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST $1,034.55 $2,299.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Titusville Area Hospital Titusville · Oil City, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE $1,037.40 $1,729.00 Sep 11, 2026
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Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CNTRST $1,068.76 $1,388.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CNTRST $1,082.64 $1,388.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Forbes Hospital Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CNTRST $1,082.64 $1,388.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA CT-LUMB SPINE WO $1,116.72 $4,653.00 Dec 1, 2024
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West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CNTRST $1,125.66 $1,542.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CNTRST $1,128.05 $1,465.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CNTRST $1,171.92 $1,542.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CNTRST $1,186.65 $1,465.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA CT-LUMB SPINE WO $1,253.88 $4,644.00 Dec 2, 2024
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Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA CT-LUMB SPINE WO $1,253.88 $4,644.00 Dec 2, 2024
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Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA CT Scan Lumbar SpineUnenh $1,356.60 $1,938.00 Jan 1, 2026
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UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CON $1,368.00 $2,280.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CON $1,405.80 $2,343.00 Mar 6, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast $1,430.65 $2,201.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA CT LUMBAR SP WO CONT $1,459.00 $1,459.00 Sep 24, 2026
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Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast $1,652.00 $1,652.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast $1,652.00 $1,652.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast $1,652.00 $1,652.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast $1,652.00 $1,652.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast $1,652.00 $1,652.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast $1,652.00 $1,652.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast $1,692.60 $2,604.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CON $1,740.00 $2,900.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast $1,771.90 $2,726.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CON $1,795.80 $2,993.00 Mar 7, 2026
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UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CON $1,810.20 $3,017.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CON $1,815.00 $3,025.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CON $1,863.00 $3,105.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CON $1,906.80 $3,178.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CON $1,950.00 $3,250.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CON $2,020.20 $3,367.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CON $2,051.40 $3,419.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CON $2,051.40 $3,419.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CON $2,051.40 $3,419.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA CT LS WO CONTRAST $2,205.99 $2,205.99 Jul 4, 2024
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Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST $2,532.00 $5,064.00 Jul 1, 2026
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Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA CT L-Spine W/O Contrast $2,750.20 $3,437.75 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CON $2,937.00 $4,895.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CON $3,223.80 $5,373.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA CT L-Spine W/O Contrast $3,410.37 $4,262.96 Mar 31, 2026
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Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST $3,458.00 $4,940.00 Sep 16, 2026
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Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE $3,504.60 $3,894.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE $3,504.60 $3,894.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE $3,526.67 $4,249.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE $3,526.67 $4,249.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE $3,526.67 $4,249.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE $3,526.67 $4,249.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE $3,526.67 $4,249.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE $3,526.67 $4,249.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE $3,526.67 $4,249.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE $3,526.67 $4,249.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE $3,592.80 $3,992.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE $3,592.80 $3,992.00 Feb 26, 2026
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Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE $3,643.00 $3,643.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA CT L-Spine W/O Contrast $3,679.31 $4,599.14 Mar 31, 2026
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD CT L-Spine WO Contrast $4,873.51 $4,873.51 Dec 31, 2025
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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
Pittsburgh, PA 24 $469.00 $1,104.15
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 12 $691.49 $1,561.62
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 7 $3,526.67 $3,526.67
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 4 $167.42 $526.12
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 4 $1,116.72 $1,253.88
York-Hanover, PA 4 $286.00 $581.00
Hermitage, PA 3 $1,128.05 $1,815.00
Lancaster, PA 3 $154.23 $286.00
Sayre, PA 3 $2,750.20 $3,410.37
Altoona, PA 2 $1,405.80 $1,528.90
Chambersburg, PA 2 $286.00 $286.00
DuBois, PA 2 $1,652.00 $1,652.00
Oil City, PA 2 $1,037.40 $1,202.70
Pottsville, PA 2 $3,504.60 $3,504.60
Somerset, PA 2 $580.98 $728.49
Williamsport, PA 2 $2,051.40 $2,051.40
Brookville, PA 1 $1,652.00 $1,652.00
Bradford, PA 1 $954.60 $954.60
Clarion, PA 1 $526.40 $526.40
Coudersport, PA 1 $771.60 $771.60
Everett, PA 1 $847.80 $847.80
East Stroudsburg, PA 1 $3,526.67 $3,526.67
Erie, PA 1 $1,906.80 $1,906.80
Gettysburg, PA 1 $286.00 $286.00
Honesdale, PA 1 $3,458.00 $3,458.00
Huntingdon, PA 1 $1,652.00 $1,652.00
Indiana, PA 1 $560.16 $560.16
Johnstown, PA 1 $786.00 $786.00
Lebanon, PA 1 $286.00 $286.00
Lewisburg, PA 1 $286.00 $286.00
Meadville, PA 1 $999.00 $999.00
Punxsutawney, PA 1 $343.44 $343.44
Reading, PA 1 $138.37 $138.37
St. Marys, PA 1 $1,652.00 $1,652.00
State College, PA 1 $1,034.55 $1,034.55
Waynesburg, PA 1 $896.03 $896.03
Wellsboro, PA 1 $2,051.40 $2,051.40
Warren, PA 1 $1,459.00 $1,459.00
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.