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

Cash prices for ct scan of lower spine without contrast (CPT 72131) in Texas range from $4.31 to $21,752, with a median of $2,394. Prices vary widely by hospital.

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

The cheapest Texas hospital published cash price for this procedure is $4.31. 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 Texas

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 405 Texas hospitals. CPT 72131. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $2,394 📉 Low $4.31 📈 High $21,752 🏥 405 hospitals 🏛️ 293 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $128

Hospital comparison — Texas

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 405 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	BCBS	Aetna	UHC	Cigna	Centene	Humana	MultiPlan	Molina
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE LEWISVILLE	$4.31	$1.91	$2.27	—	—	—	$131	—	$115
NOCONA GENERAL HOSPITAL NOCONA	$22.33	—	—	$300	$1,157	—	$1,084	$1,272	—
LAMB HEALTHCARE CENTER LITTLEFIELD	$50.00	$92.00	$68.00	—	$81.00	$102	$94.00	—	—
NACOGDOCHES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NACOGDOCHES	$80.00	$146	$212	$391	—	—	$102	$212	$107
DALLAM HARTLEY COUNTIES HOSPITAL DISTRICT DALHART	$85.22	$45.45	—	$1.00	$77.27	—	—	—	—
HARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER HARLINGEN	$104	$105	$105	$105	$105	$105	$105	—	$110
DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS	$104	$105	$105	$105	$105	$105	$105	—	$110
KNAPP MEDICAL CENTER WESLACO	$104	$105	—	$105	$105	$105	—	$110	$110
MISSION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MISSION	$104	$105	$105	$105	$105	$105	—	—	$110
DALLAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MESQUITE	$104	$101	$105	$105	$105	$105	—	$110	$110
GUADALUPE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SEGUIN	$126	$618	$105	$182	$218	$105	$206	—	—
HUNTSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUNTSVILLE	$130	$259	$64.00	$105	$622	$105	$418	$466	$120
CHAMBERS HEALTH ANAHUAC	$193	$77.00	$125	—	$125	—	—	—	—
THE PHYSICIANS CENTRE HOSPITAL BRYAN	$214	$214	$105	$141	—	$105	$105	$80.00	—
UVALDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UVALDE	$215	$95.00	$34.00	$34.00	$95.00	$34.00	$34.00	—	—
ASCENSION SETON CEDAR PARK CEDAR PARK	$218	$107	$777	$112	$1,610	$107	$162	—	—
UTMB ANGLETON-DANBURY MEDICAL CENTER GALVESTON	$219	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UT HEALTH QUITMAN QUITMAN	$234	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GOODALL-WITCHER HEALTHCARE CLIFTON	$235	$235	—	$250	—	—	—	$296	—
UT HEALTH PITTSBURG PITTSBURG	$245	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ASPIRE HOSPITAL CONROE	$250	$964	$964	—	$701	—	$1,752	—	—
NORTHWEST HILLS SURGICAL HOSPITAL AUSTIN	$267	$107	$777	$112	$1,610	$107	$162	—	—
MIDCOAST MEDICAL CENTER CROCKETT CROCKETT	$269	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GRACE SURGICAL HOSPITAL LUBBOCK	$295	$102	$105	$111	—	—	—	—	—
ANSON GENERAL HOSPITAL ANSON	$318	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UT HEALTH NORTH CAMPUS TYLER TYLER	$378	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MEMORIAL HERMANN SURGICAL HOSPITAL FIRST COLONY SUGAR LAND	$415	$490	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BSA HARRINGTON CANCER CENTER AMARILLO	$431	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BSA HOSPITAL AMARILLO	$431	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CHRISTUS WEST BEAUMONT BEAUMONT	$435	$107	$107	$107	$858	$107	$107	$835	$107
CHRISTUS SOUTHEAST TEXAS ST. ELIZABETH BEAUMONT	$435	$107	$107	$107	$858	$107	$107	$835	$107
CHRISTUS HOSPITAL ORANGE ORANGE	$435	$107	$107	$107	$858	$107	$107	$835	$107
CHRISTUS SOUTHEAST TEXAS ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALTY CENTER SUITE 290	$435	$107	$107	$107	$858	$107	$107	$835	$107
CHRISTUS ST. MARY OUTPATIENT MID-COUNTY PORT ARTHUR	$435	$107	$107	$107	$858	$107	$107	$835	$107
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER HOUSTON	$436	$71.16	$110	$86.10	$117	—	$262	$395	—
MUENSTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MUENSTER	$488	$455	$488	—	—	$423	$245	—	—
NORTH TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER GAINESVILLE	$501	$105	$105	$105	$801	—	$105	$1,401	$105
PAM VOYAGES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF SUGAR LAND SOUTH SUGAR LAND	$501	—	—	—	—	$125	—	$301	—
PAM VOYAGES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF CONROE WEST CONROE	$501	—	—	—	—	$125	—	$301	—
EASTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EASTLAND	$504	$685	—	$624	—	—	—	—	—
COVENANT HOSPITAL LEVELLAND LEVELLAND	$510	$102	$105	$111	—	—	—	—	—
ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER - BRYAN BRYAN	$528	$107	$107	$107	$731	$154	$850	$2,564	—
CHI ST JOSEPH HEALTH COLLEGE STATION HOSPITAL COLLEGE STATION	$528	$107	$107	$107	$731	$154	$850	$2,564	—
CHI ST. JOSEPH HEALTH MADISON HOSPITAL MADISONVILLE	$528	$139	$392	$135	$731	$569	$850	$2,564	—
CHI ST. JOSEPH HEALTH GRIMES HOSPITAL NAVASOTA	$528	$139	$1,116	$135	$731	$1,619	$850	$2,564	—
CHI ST JOSEPH HEALTH BURLESON HOSPITAL CALDWELL	$528	$139	$754	$135	$731	$962	$850	$2,564	—
UT HEALTH HENDERSON HENDERSON	$531	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UT HEALTH CARTHAGE CARTHAGE	$532	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
TEXAS SURGICAL HOSPITAL PLANO	$538	$168	$168	$168	$131	—	—	—	—
HEART OF TEXAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BRADY	$540	$60.00	$60.00	$90.00	—	—	—	—	—
MULESHOE AREA MEDICAL CENTER MULESHOE	$541	$722	$352	$722	—	$532	—	—	—
ASCENSION SETON SOUTHWEST HOSPITAL AUSTIN	$548	$107	$103	$105	$1,610	$103	$103	—	—
ASCENSION SETON MEDICAL CENTER AUSTIN AUSTIN	$548	$107	$103	$103	$1,610	$103	$103	—	—
DELL SETON MEDICAL CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN	$548	$107	$777	$112	$1,610	$107	$162	—	—
ASCENSION SETON MEDICAL CENTER HAYS KYLE	$548	$107	$103	$103	$1,610	$103	$103	—	—
ASCENSION SETON NORTHWEST HOSPITAL AUSTIN	$548	$107	$103	$105	$1,610	$103	$103	—	—
ASCENSION SETON BASTROP BASTROP	$548	$107	$103	$105	$1,610	$103	$103	—	—
ASCENSION SETON SMITHVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL SMITHVILLE	$548	$107	$777	$107	$1,610	$107	$162	—	—
UT SOUTHWESTERN WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS, JR. UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DALLAS	$549	$47.84	$43.03	$37.42	$139	$46.85	$47.84	$136	$37.42
UT HEALTH ATHENS ATHENS	$558	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 405 Texas 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 Texas, Medicare reimburses about $128 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Texas range from $4.31 to $21,752 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 18.6x 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 Texas?: Cash prices for ct scan of lower spine without contrast (CPT 72131) in Texas range from $4.31 to $21,752, with a median of $2,394. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest ct scan of lower spine without contrast in Texas?: The cheapest Texas hospital published cash price for this procedure is $4.31. 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 Texas facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 72131 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.