How much does ct scan of lower spine without contrast cost in Kentucky?

Cash prices for ct scan of lower spine without contrast (CPT 72131) in Kentucky range from $115 to $7,903, with a median of $1,136. Prices vary widely by hospital.

Where can I find the cheapest ct scan of lower spine without contrast in Kentucky?

The cheapest Kentucky hospital published cash price for this procedure is $115. 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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CT Scan of Lower Spine without Contrast Cost in Kentucky

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 77 Kentucky hospitals. CPT 72131. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $1,136 📉 Low $115 📈 High $7,903 🏥 77 hospitals 🏛️ 67 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $119

Hospital comparison — Kentucky

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 77 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	Humana	UHC	Aetna	Centene	Cigna	Molina	MultiPlan	Medicare
CUMBERLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL BURKESVILLE	$115	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
TUG VALLEY ARH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL DRIVE SOUTH WILLIAMSON	$134	$61.48	$45.18	$45.18	$45.18	—	$695	—	—
HAZARD ARH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE HAZARD	$134	$86.42	$45.18	$45.18	$45.18	—	$669	—	—
WHITESBURG ARH HOSPITAL HOSPITAL ROAD WHITESBURG	$134	$56.47	$45.18	$45.18	$45.18	—	$542	—	—
BARBOURVILLE ARH HOSPITAL HOSPITAL DR BARBOURVILLE	$134	$592	$595	$592	$209	—	$604	—	—
CENTERPOINT HEALTH - WINCHESTER WINCHESTER	$189	$100	$375	$70.70	$100	$100	—	$70.00	$100
WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL HOSPITAL STREET MONTICELLO	$216	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BAPTIST HEALTH DEACONESS MADISONVILLE HOSPITAL DRIVE MADISONVILLE	$253	$42.48	$42.48	$42.48	$49.66	—	$49.66	$1,294	—
DEACONESS UNION COUNTY HOSPITAL MORGANFIELD	$272	$42.48	$42.48	$42.48	$42.48	$154	$42.48	$154	—
DEACONESS HENDERSON HOSPITAL HENDERSON	$272	$42.48	$42.48	$42.48	$42.48	$172	$42.48	$154	$42.48
ST. ELIZABETH FLORENCE FLORENCE	$427	—	$106	$473	$112	—	—	—	—
ST. ELIZABETH COVINGTON COVINGTON	$427	—	$106	$473	$112	—	—	—	—
ST. ELIZABETH GRANT HOSPITAL WILLIAMSTOWN	$427	—	$106	$473	$112	—	—	—	—
ST. ELIZABETH FT. THOMAS FT. THOMAS	$427	—	$106	$473	$112	—	—	—	—
ST. ELIZABETH EDGEWOOD EDGEWOOD	$427	—	$106	$473	$112	—	—	—	—
UOFL HEALTH - UOFL HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE	$489	$91.45	—	—	$116	$99.69	—	—	—
SAINT JOSEPH BEREA BEREA	$584	$339	$346	$349	$334	$836	$356	$1,102	—
UOFL HEALTH - MARY & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE	$733	$91.45	—	—	$135	$99.69	—	—	—
UOFL HEALTH - SHELBYVILLE HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE	$774	$91.45	—	—	$135	$99.69	—	—	—
OWENSBORO HEALTH MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GREENVILLE	$804	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
OWENSBORO HEALTH REGIONAL HOSPITAL OWENSBORO	$804	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER HOPKINSVILLE	$825	$43.74	$43.74	$45.93	$43.74	$43.74	—	$2,262	—
PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER PIKEVILLE	$847	—	—	$98.09	$137	—	—	—	—
NORTON WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE	$895	$2,014	$99.69	$99.69	$99.69	$1,044	—	$3,491	—
NORTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE	$895	$1,074	$99.69	$99.69	$99.69	$1,044	—	$3,805	—
NORTON HEALTHCARE PAVILION LOUISVILLE	$895	$2,014	$99.69	$99.69	$99.69	$1,044	—	$3,491	—
NORTON WEST LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE	$895	$2,014	$99.69	$99.69	$99.69	$1,044	—	$3,491	—
NORTON BROWNSBORO HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE	$895	$2,014	$99.69	$99.69	$99.69	$1,044	—	$3,491	—
NORTON AUDUBON HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE	$895	$2,014	$99.69	$99.69	$99.69	$1,044	—	$3,491	—
UOFL HEALTH - JEWISH HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE	$916	$91.45	—	—	$135	$99.69	—	—	—
UOFL HEALTH - MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH SHEPHERDSVILLE	$916	$91.45	—	—	$135	$99.69	—	—	—
UOFL HEALTH - MEDICAL CENTER NORTHEAST LOUISVILLE	$916	$91.45	—	—	$135	$99.69	—	—	—
UOFL HEALTH - MEDICAL CENTER SOUTHWEST LOUISVILLE	$916	$91.45	—	—	$135	$99.69	—	—	—
UOFL HEALTH - MEDICAL CENTER EAST LOUISVILLE	$916	$91.45	—	—	$135	$99.69	—	—	—
SAINT JOSEPH MOUNT STERLING MT. STERLING	$918	$99.99	$102	$103	$99.99	—	$105	$2,280	—
MERCY HEALTH - MARCUM AND WALLACE HOSPITAL IRVINE	$1,003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SOUTHERN KENTUCKY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN	$1,072	—	$1,072	—	—	—	$1,072	—	—
KINGS DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER ASHLAND	$1,117	—	$1,734	$2,064	—	—	$108	$2,513	—
MARSHALL COUNTY HOSPITAL BENTON	$1,136	$701	$716	—	—	—	—	—	$701
FLEMING COUNTY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION DRIVE FLEMINGSBURG	$1,198	$20.00	$19.38	$22.60	—	—	—	$80.00	$20.00
CHI SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH FLAGET MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BARDSTOWN	$1,280	$102	$104	$105	$102	$2,202	$107	$2,745	—
CHI SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH WOMEN'S HOSPITAL AT SAINT JOSEPH EAST LEXINGTON	$1,324	$104	$109	$108	$104	$2,110	$110	$3,000	—
LIVINGSTON HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES SALEM	$1,346	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CRITTENDEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MARION	$1,360	—	$758	$1,993	$202	$1,993	—	—	$93.80
CARROLL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CARROLLTON	$1,384	$656	$738	—	$656	—	—	—	$117
CHI SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL LONDON LONDON	$1,421	$96.34	$98.27	$99.23	$96.34	—	$101	$3,625	—
OWENSBORO HEALTH TWIN LAKES MEDICAL CENTER LEITCHFIELD	$1,533	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CHI HEALTH SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL LEXINGTON	$1,553	$104	$109	$108	$104	$2,077	$110	$3,000	—
MERCY HEALTH - LOURDES HOSPITAL PADUCAH	$1,687	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MEADOWVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MAYSVILLE	$1,713	$103	$43.30	$37.00	—	—	—	—	$100
CENTERPOINT HEALTH - VERSAILLES AMSDEN AVENUE VERSAILLES	$1,724	$30.30	$30.60	$30.90	$30.00	—	—	$88.00	$30.00
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT ALBANY ALBANY	$1,731	$519	$335	$519	—	$335	—	—	$537
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE SCOTTSVILLE	$1,731	$364	$364	$364	—	$600	—	—	$364
SPRING VIEW HOSPITAL LORETTO RD LEBANON	$1,781	$100	$102	$57.50	—	—	—	—	$100
CENTERPOINT HEALTH - PARIS LINVILLE DRIVE PARIS	$1,782	$29.19	$102	$34.80	$100	$92.00	—	$92.00	$100
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT CAVERNA HORSE CAVE	$1,822	$437	$437	$437	—	$600	—	—	$492
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT FRANKLIN FRANKLIN	$1,822	$437	$437	$437	—	$600	—	—	$492
MIDDLESBORO ARH HOSPITAL W CUMBERLAND AVENUE MIDDLESBORO	$1,884	$72.89	$72.89	$72.89	$72.89	—	$576	—	—
MORGAN COUNTY ARH HOSPITAL LIBERTY ROAD WEST LIBERTY	$1,989	$696	$862	$696	$703	—	$710	—	—
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN BOWLING GREEN	$2,067	$100	$100	$100	—	$392	—	—	$100

What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72131, 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: $1,362 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 77 Kentucky hospitals above publish for Ct scan of lower spine without 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 72131 in Kentucky, Medicare reimburses about $119 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Kentucky range from $115 to $7,903 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 9.5x 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 without contrast cost in Kentucky?: Cash prices for ct scan of lower spine without contrast (CPT 72131) in Kentucky range from $115 to $7,903, with a median of $1,136. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest ct scan of lower spine without contrast in Kentucky?: The cheapest Kentucky hospital published cash price for this procedure is $115. 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 Kentucky facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 72131 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.