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CT Scan of Lower Spine with Contrast Cost in Colorado
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 80 Colorado hospitals. CPT 72132. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $2,114
📉 Low $160
📈 High $20,426
🏥 80 hospitals
🏛️ 76 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $177
Hospital comparison — Colorado
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 80 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | Cigna | MultiPlan | Kaiser | Humana | Devoted | Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCHEALTH ESTES VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER ESTES PARK |
$160 | $104 | $62.83 | $62.83 | $92.36 | $104 | $62.83 | — | — |
| FAMILY HEALTH WEST HOSPITAL FRUITA |
$248 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.72 | — | $36.00 | $36.36 | — | — |
| VAIL HEALTH HOSPITAL VAIL |
$442 | $368 | $537 | $419 | — | — | — | — | $173 |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GRAND JUNCTION |
$532 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $77.14 | $90.00 | $75.00 | $366 | — | — |
| VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL GLENWOOD SPRINGS |
$752 | $50.00 | $96.00 | $96.00 | $96.00 | — | $95.00 | — | — |
| DENVER HEALTH MAIN CAMPUS DENVER |
$936 | $1,813 | $368 | $1,279 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH DENVER |
$996 | $252 | $70.00 | $51.01 | $75.00 | $252 | $252 | — | — |
| ST VINCENT GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT LEADVILLE |
$1,016 | $348 | $64.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROWERS MEDICAL CENTER KENDALL DR. LAMAR |
$1,118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SOUTHEAST COLORADO HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD |
$1,126 | $1,320 | $1,379 | $1,337 | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCHEALTH UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AURORA |
$1,243 | $348 | $359 | $359 | $1,954 | $359 | $359 | $359 | — |
| DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DELTA |
$1,287 | $368 | $368 | $386 | — | — | $368 | — | $368 |
| UCHEALTH YAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER STEAMBOAT SPRINGS |
$1,298 | $359 | $359 | $359 | $1,312 | $359 | $359 | $359 | — |
| VIBRA HOSPITAL OF DENVER THORNTON |
$1,364 | $1,364 | $1,364 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRAND RIVER MEDICAL CENTER RIFLE |
$1,411 | $89.40 | $42.00 | $62.90 | — | — | — | — | $58.32 |
| UCHEALTH GREELEY HOSPITAL GREELEY |
$1,465 | $357 | $357 | $357 | $1,978 | $357 | $357 | $357 | — |
| UCHEALTH HIGHLANDS RANCH HOSPITAL HIGHLANDS RANCH |
$1,517 | $359 | $359 | $359 | $3,490 | $359 | $359 | $359 | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. THOMAS MORE HOSPITAL CANON CITY |
$1,608 | $643 | $603 | $603 | $3,417 | $603 | $603 | $603 | $603 |
| KIT CARSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BURLINGTON |
$1,632 | $1,728 | $787 | — | — | — | — | — | $170 |
| UCHEALTH PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTER PUEBLO |
$1,690 | $359 | $359 | $395 | $2,577 | $359 | $359 | — | — |
| UCHEALTH PARKVIEW PUEBLO WEST HOSPITAL PUEBLO WEST |
$1,690 | $359 | $359 | $395 | $2,577 | $359 | $359 | — | — |
| PAM HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF WESTMINSTER WESTMINSTER |
$1,693 | $351 | $200 | — | $1,355 | — | $316 | — | — |
| UCHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER OF THE ROCKIES LOVELAND |
$1,709 | $359 | $359 | $359 | $2,222 | $359 | $359 | $359 | — |
| UCHEALTH POUDRE VALLEY HOSPITAL FORT COLLINS |
$1,709 | $359 | $359 | $359 | $2,222 | $359 | $359 | $359 | — |
| PAM HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF GREELEY GREELEY |
$1,730 | $365 | $200 | — | $1,384 | $191 | $328 | — | — |
| UCHEALTH BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL BROOMFIELD |
$1,770 | $359 | $359 | $359 | $3,490 | $359 | $359 | $359 | — |
| UCHEALTH LONGS PEAK HOSPITAL LONGMONT |
$1,770 | $359 | $359 | $359 | $3,035 | $359 | $359 | $359 | — |
| UCHEALTH GRANDVIEW HOSPITAL COLORADO SPRINGS |
$1,770 | $359 | $359 | $273 | $3,490 | $359 | $359 | $359 | — |
| UCHEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS |
$1,807 | $359 | $359 | $336 | $2,851 | $359 | $359 | $359 | — |
| UCHEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NORTH COLORADO SPRINGS |
$1,807 | $359 | $359 | $336 | $2,851 | $359 | $359 | $359 | — |
| MIDDLE PARK MEDICAL CENTER KREMMLING |
$1,872 | $1,053 | $1,006 | $2,106 | — | $1,006 | $1,006 | — | $1,006 |
| MIDDLE PARK HEALTH FRASER FRASER |
$1,872 | $1,053 | $1,006 | $2,106 | — | $1,006 | $1,006 | — | $1,006 |
| MIDDLE PARK MEDICAL CENTER - GRANBY GRANBY |
$1,872 | $1,053 | $1,006 | $2,106 | — | $1,006 | $1,006 | — | $1,006 |
| PLATTE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER BRIGHTON |
$1,917 | $359 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARKANSAS VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LA JUNTA |
$1,938 | $969 | $2,907 | $3,069 | — | $1,001 | $2,907 | — | — |
| ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL ASPEN |
$1,976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO AURORA |
$2,050 | $1,289 | $572 | $1,893 | $2,712 | $688 | $1,924 | — | — |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO, COLORADO SPRINGS BRIARGATE PKWY COLORADO SPRINGS |
$2,050 | $1,289 | $333 | $1,893 | $2,712 | $688 | $1,924 | — | — |
| BOULDER COMMUNITY HEALTH FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL BOULDER |
$2,102 | $56.10 | $56.10 | $92.26 | $92.36 | $57.78 | $56.10 | $56.10 | $56.10 |
| ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER GRAND JUNCTION |
$2,114 | $359 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HAXTUN HOSPITAL DISTRICT HAXTUN |
$2,236 | — | $95.20 | $82.50 | — | — | — | — | $66.00 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. ANTHONY SUMMIT HOSPITAL FRISCO |
$2,333 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $5,367 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $115 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. MARY-CORWIN HOSPITAL PUEBLO |
$2,416 | $112 | $115 | $115 | $592 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $115 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL FORT MORGAN |
$2,515 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $5,909 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $115 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ORTHOCOLORADO HOSPITAL LAKEWOOD |
$2,519 | $114 | $115 | $115 | $592 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $115 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. ANTHONY NORTH HOSPITAL WESTMINSTER |
$2,519 | $114 | $115 | $115 | $592 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $115 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL COLORADO SPRINGS |
$2,519 | $114 | $115 | $115 | $592 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $115 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL LAKEWOOD |
$2,519 | $114 | $115 | $288 | $592 | $115 | $115 | — | $115 |
| COMMONSPIRIT LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL LONGMONT |
$2,519 | $118 | $117 | $117 | $4,661 | $117 | $117 | $117 | $117 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL - INTERQUEST COLORADO SPRINGS |
$2,519 | $828 | $115 | $115 | $592 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $115 |
| COMMONSPIRIT PENROSE HOSPITAL COLORADO SPRINGS |
$2,519 | $114 | $115 | $115 | $592 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $115 |
| COMMONSPIRIT MERCY HOSPITAL DURANGO |
$2,580 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $5,806 | $115 | $115 | — | $115 |
| UC HEALTH PIKES PEAK REGIONAL HOSPITAL WOODLAND PARK |
$2,701 | $628 | $844 | $844 | $2,667 | $480 | $844 | $844 | — |
| INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER LAFAYETTE |
$2,750 | $355 | $395 | $981 | — | $359 | — | — | — |
| SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL DENVER |
$2,750 | $355 | $395 | $981 | — | — | — | — | — |
| INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH LUTHERAN HOSPITAL WHEAT RIDGE |
$2,750 | $355 | $395 | $981 | — | $359 | — | — | — |
| SEDGWICK COUNTY HEALTH CENTER JULESBURG |
$2,994 | — | $2,695 | $3,892 | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL AURORA 2ND FLOOR |
$3,137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL - DENVER DENVER |
$3,137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MT SAN RAFAEL HOSPITAL TRINIDAD |
$3,762 | $297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72132, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $1,671 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 80 Colorado hospitals above publish for Ct scan of lower spine with contrast — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 72132 in Colorado, Medicare reimburses about $177 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Colorado range from $160 to $20,426 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 12.0x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does ct scan of lower spine with contrast cost in Colorado?
- Cash prices for ct scan of lower spine with contrast (CPT 72132) in Colorado range from $160 to $20,426, with a median of $2,114. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ct scan of lower spine with contrast in Colorado?
- The cheapest Colorado hospital published cash price for this procedure is $160. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Colorado facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 72132 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.