Lumbar spine CT cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 69 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast: from $295.86 to $3,187.15, with a median of $1,088.02. The lowest price is at Bellin Memorial Health (Green Bay). The highest price is 10.8× 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$295.86Bellin Memorial Health
Median$1,088.02half pay less
Highest$3,187.15in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$792.16vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellin Memorial Health lowest Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 72131 CT SPINE L W/O IV CONT | $295.86 | $639.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Pro CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye | $324.35 | $499.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Pro CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye | $324.35 | $499.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Pro CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye | $324.35 | $499.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Pro CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye | $324.35 | $499.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Pro CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye | $324.35 | $499.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Pro CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye | $324.35 | $499.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Pro CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye | $324.35 | $499.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Pro CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye | $324.35 | $499.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Pro CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye | $324.35 | $499.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Pro CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye | $324.35 | $499.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Pro CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye | $324.35 | $499.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Pro CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye | $324.35 | $499.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Pro CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye | $324.35 | $499.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto · Green Bay, WI HCHG 72131 CT SPINE L W/O IV CONT | $331.51 | $716.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $369.36 | $648.00 | — source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $369.36 | $648.00 | — source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $709.08 | $1,244.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI HCHG 72131 CT SPINE L W/O IV CONT | $779.71 | $1,514.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI CT Lumbar Spine | $828.67 | $1,837.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $841.64 | $1,588.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $841.64 | $1,588.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $841.64 | $1,588.00 | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $841.64 | $1,588.00 | — source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $841.64 | $1,588.00 | — source file |
| Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI HCHG 72131 CT SPINE L W/O IV CONT | $877.46 | $1,384.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD CT SPINE LUMBAR OR SACRUM WO | $912.46 | $1,629.40 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI HCHG 72131 CT SPINE L W/O IV CONT | $977.90 | $1,925.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $1,041.45 | $1,965.00 | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $1,041.45 | $1,965.00 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI HC CT L-Spine WO Contrast (72131) | $1,088.02 | $1,942.90 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC CT L-Spine WO Contrast (72131) | $1,088.02 | $1,942.90 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC CT L-Spine WO Contrast (72131) | $1,088.02 | $1,942.90 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HC CT L-Spine WO Contrast (72131) | $1,088.02 | $1,942.90 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC CT L-Spine WO Contrast (72131) | $1,088.02 | $1,942.90 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC CT L-Spine WO Contrast (72131) | $1,088.02 | $1,942.90 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI HC CT L-Spine WO Contrast (72131) | $1,088.02 | $1,942.90 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI HC CT L-Spine WO Contrast (72131) | $1,088.02 | $1,942.90 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HC CT L-Spine WO Contrast (72131) | $1,088.02 | $1,942.90 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HC CT L-Spine WO Contrast (72131) | $1,088.02 | $1,942.90 | — source file |
| Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI CT Lumbar Spine | $1,104.33 | $2,118.00 | — source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI CT Lumbar Spine | $1,115.12 | $2,120.00 | — source file |
| Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 72131 CT SPINE L W/O IV CONT | $1,251.35 | $2,379.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $1,269.54 | $2,308.25 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,359.60 | $2,060.00 | — source file |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,359.60 | $2,060.00 | — source file |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HC CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,359.60 | $2,060.00 | — source file |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC CT L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,359.60 | $2,060.00 | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $1,395.49 | $2,633.00 | — source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,457.31 | $1,972.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI CT L SPINE W/O DYE | $1,470.00 | $2,940.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI CT L SPINE W/O DYE | $1,470.00 | $2,940.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI CT L SPINE W/O DYE | $1,470.00 | $2,940.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI CT L SPINE W/O DYE | $1,470.00 | $2,940.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI CT L SPINE W/O DYE | $1,470.00 | $2,940.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CT L SPINE W/O DYE | $1,470.00 | $2,940.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CT L SPINE W/O DYE | $1,470.00 | $2,940.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI CT L SPINE W/O DYE | $1,470.00 | $2,940.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI CT L SPINE W/O DYE | $1,470.00 | $2,940.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CT L SPINE W/O DYE | $1,470.00 | $2,940.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI CT L SPINE W/O DYE | $1,470.00 | $2,940.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CT L SPINE W/O DYE | $1,470.00 | $2,940.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CT L SPINE W/O DYE | $1,470.00 | $2,940.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CT L SPINE W/O DYE | $1,470.00 | $2,940.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CT L SPINE W/O DYE | $1,470.00 | $2,940.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CT L SPINE W/O DYE | $1,470.00 | $2,940.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CT L SPINE W/O DYE | $1,470.00 | $2,940.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| AdventHealth Durand Durand · Durand, WI HC CT SCAN,LUMBAR SPINE,W/O CONTRAST | $2,984.05 | $2,984.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI HC CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $3,187.15 | $3,983.93 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 16 | $841.64 | $1,432.74 |
| Green Bay, WI | 6 | $295.86 | $1,359.60 |
| Appleton, WI | 4 | $369.36 | $898.55 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 4 | $369.36 | $1,088.02 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $828.67 | $912.46 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 2 | $1,088.02 | $1,279.01 |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $324.35 | $1,755.75 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 2 | $1,470.00 | $1,470.00 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 2 | $1,359.60 | $1,414.80 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 2 | $324.35 | $324.35 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $1,088.02 | $1,088.02 |
| Brookfield, WI | 1 | $841.64 | $841.64 |
| Durand, WI | 1 | $2,984.05 | $2,984.05 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $1,457.31 | $1,457.31 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 |
| East Amery, WI | 1 | $1,104.33 | $1,104.33 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 |
| Friendship, WI | 1 | $977.90 | $977.90 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1 | $1,251.35 | $1,251.35 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 |
| Manitowoc, WI | 1 | $1,470.00 | $1,470.00 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 1 | $1,470.00 | $1,470.00 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $1,088.02 | $1,088.02 |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $779.71 | $779.71 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $1,088.02 | $1,088.02 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $1,088.02 | $1,088.02 |
| Whitehall, WI | 1 | $877.46 | $877.46 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $1,088.02 | $1,088.02 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 |
| Wausau, WI | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 |
| Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 1 | $1,470.00 | $1,470.00 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 1 | $324.35 | $324.35 |
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
- Alabama$2,078.99
- Alaska$1,773.72
- Arizona$593.58
- Arkansas$1,167.88
- California$2,860.00
- Colorado$995.82
- Connecticut$881.93
- Delaware$2,301.41
- Florida$2,797.86
- Georgia$1,578.10
- Hawaii$1,389.00
- Idaho$819.00
- Illinois$1,649.40
- Indiana$1,018.10
- Iowa$1,414.80
- Kansas$1,321.25
- Kentucky$3,438.88
- Louisiana$763.56
- Maine$1,017.05
- Maryland$199.38
- Massachusetts$957.15
- Michigan$898.93
- Minnesota$912.46
- Mississippi$810.92
- Missouri$1,379.95
- Montana$1,421.42
- Nebraska$1,177.50
- Nevada$2,171.00
- New Hampshire$1,198.71
- New Jersey$174.95
- New Mexico$1,943.66
- New York$538.40
- North Carolina$1,504.05
- North Dakota$1,155.36
- Ohio$1,016.70
- Oklahoma$1,010.42
- Oregon$1,215.58
- Pennsylvania$900.00
- Puerto Rico$267.50
- Rhode Island$1,218.00
- South Carolina$1,282.45
- South Dakota$2,360.40
- Tennessee$598.42
- Texas$1,753.76
- Utah$1,633.76
- Vermont$2,041.03
- Virginia$1,447.80
- Washington$1,271.25
- West Virginia$862.00
- Wyoming$1,875.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.