Lumbar spine CT cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 36 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast: from $269.00 to $5,004.00, with a median of $839.78. The lowest price is at Weirton Medical Center (Weirton). The highest price is 18.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $839.78, is 40% below the US median of $1,397.59.
- That is 7.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- West Virginia ranks 7th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 36 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$269.00Weirton Medical Center
Median$839.78half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,004.00in West Virginia
Lowest saves$570.78vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weirton Medical Center lowest Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH CT SCAN OF LOWER SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $269.00 | $538.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Stonewall Jackson Hospital Weston · Weston, WV CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast | $302.75 | $605.49 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital White Hall · Fairmont, WV Computerized Tomography Exam | $402.50 | $804.99 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Medical Center Morgantown · Morgantown, WV Computerized Tomography Exam | $402.50 | $804.99 | Apr 10, 2026 source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV CT SCAN OF LOWER SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $478.50 | $957.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Raleigh General Hospital Beckley · Beckley, WV Computed tomography, lumbar spine; without contrast material | $479.61 | $1,199.03 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $560.00 | $1,120.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $615.50 | $1,231.00 | Jul 12, 2026 source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $630.00 | $1,260.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center Grantsville · Grantsville, WV CT LUMBAR SPINE | $635.00 | $635.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA CT SCAN OF LOWER SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $657.00 | $1,314.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH CT SCAN OF LOWER SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $686.50 | $1,373.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Montgomery General Hospital Montgomery · Beckley, WV CT SPINE LUMBAR (S) | $699.31 | $932.41 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Williamson Memorial Williamson · Williamson, WV CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $740.00 | $1,480.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV CT SCAN OF LOWER SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $758.00 | $1,516.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Boone Memorial Hospital Madison · Charleston, WV TRAUMA CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST,Technical Component | $806.00 | $1,612.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH CT SCAN OF LOWER SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $827.50 | $1,655.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant · Point Pleasant, WV CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CON | $830.06 | $2,593.94 | Nov 22, 2025 source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV CT SCAN OF LOWER SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $849.50 | $1,699.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Thomas Memorial Hospital South Charleston · Charleston, WV CT SCAN OF LOWER SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $862.00 | $1,724.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jackson General Hospital Ripley · Ripley, WV CT SCAN OF LOWER SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $867.50 | $1,735.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Preston Memorial Hospital Kingwood · Morgantown, WV CT L SPINE W/O CONT | $971.75 | $1,943.50 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Memorial Hospital Buckeye · Buckeye, WV CT LUMBAR SP W/O CON | $973.70 | $1,391.00 | Nov 13, 2025 source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV CT SCAN OF LOWER SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $982.50 | $1,965.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV CT SCAN OF LOWER SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,051.00 | $2,102.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway · Gassaway, WV CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,132.50 | $2,265.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg · Petersburg, WV CT SCAN OF LOWER SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,165.60 | $1,457.00 | Jul 12, 2026 source file |
| Roane General Hospital Spencer · Spencer, WV Ct lumbar spine w/o dye | $1,251.30 | $2,085.50 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV CT SCAN OF LOWER SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,325.00 | $2,650.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Ct Lumbar Spine, W/O | $1,621.69 | $2,702.81 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital Philippi · Philippi, WV CT L SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,649.47 | $2,356.38 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Beckley Arh Hospital Beckley · Beckley, WV CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $1,789.80 | $2,983.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Summers County Arh Hospital Hinton · Hinton, WV CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $1,869.00 | $3,115.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast | $1,933.23 | $1,933.23 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary’s Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast | $3,309.79 | $3,309.79 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $5,004.00 | $5,004.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckley, WV | 3 | $479.61 | $699.31 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 3 | $1,933.23 | $3,309.79 |
| Morgantown, WV | 3 | $402.50 | $971.75 |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $806.00 | $834.00 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $686.50 | $757.00 |
| Buckeye, WV | 1 | $973.70 | $973.70 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $1,325.00 | $1,325.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $657.00 | $657.00 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $560.00 | $560.00 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $630.00 | $630.00 |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $402.50 | $402.50 |
| Gassaway, WV | 1 | $1,132.50 | $1,132.50 |
| Grantsville, WV | 1 | $635.00 | $635.00 |
| Hinton, WV | 1 | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $758.00 | $758.00 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $849.50 | $849.50 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $1,165.60 | $1,165.60 |
| Philippi, WV | 1 | $1,649.47 | $1,649.47 |
| Point Pleasant, WV | 1 | $830.06 | $830.06 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $478.50 | $478.50 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $867.50 | $867.50 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $1,621.69 | $1,621.69 |
| Spencer, WV | 1 | $1,251.30 | $1,251.30 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $1,051.00 | $1,051.00 |
| Weston, WV | 1 | $302.75 | $302.75 |
| Williamson, WV | 1 | $740.00 | $740.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $615.50 | $615.50 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $269.00 | $269.00 |
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
- 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
- Louisiana$756.15
- 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
- Wisconsin$1,540.00
- Wyoming$1,784.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.