How much does CT lumbar spine, without contrast cost in Virginia?
CPT 72131 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Virginia.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
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72131 CT lumbar spine, without contrast
Market typical price
$1,436
61 facilities · typical range $1,046 – $3,247 · 13.5× Medicare OPPS
Typical
$1,436
Medicare $106
$356 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $9,606
What Medicare pays
$106
Market typical
$1,436
Cash / self-pay price
$1,592
Prices near you — 61 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center (Williamsburg) lowest | Hospital | $356negotiated | 3.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Ballad Health Johnston Memorial Hospital (Abingdon) | Hospital | $532cash | 5.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 6.2% |
| Ballad Health Lonesome Pine Hospital (Big Stone Gap) | Hospital | $532cash | 5.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Ballad Health Russell County Hospital (Lebanon) | Hospital | $532cash | 5.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Ballad Health Smyth County Community Hospital (Marion) | Hospital | $532cash | 5.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital (Alexandria) | Hospital | $652cash | 6.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.0% |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (Fairfax) | Hospital | $652cash | 6.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church) | Hospital | $652cash | 6.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital (Leesburg) | Hospital | $652cash | 6.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (Alexandria) | Hospital | $652cash | 6.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center (Haymarket) | Hospital | $892cash | 8.4× | ★★★★★ |
| UVA Health Prince William Medical Center (Manassas) | Hospital | $892cash | 8.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center (Christiansburg) | Hospital | $1,027cash | 9.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (Roanoke) | Hospital | $1,027cash | 9.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 7.9% |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital (Charlottesville) | Hospital | $1,046cash | 9.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center (Harrisonburg) | Hospital | $1,046cash | 9.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Mary Washington Hospital (Fredericksburg) | Hospital | $1,114cash | 10.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Stafford Hospital (Stafford) | Hospital | $1,114cash | 10.5× | ★★★★★ |
| UVA Health University Medical Center (Charlottesville) | Hospital | $1,138cash | 10.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (Chesapeake) | Hospital | $1,208cash | 11.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital (Richmond) | Hospital | $1,211cash | 11.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.8% |
| Valley Health Warren Memorial Hospital (Front Royal) | Hospital | $1,254cash | 11.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Valley Health Winchester Medical Center (Winchester) | Hospital | $1,254cash | 11.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.6% |
| Centra Lynchburg General Hospital (Lynchburg) | Hospital | $1,390cash | 13.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital (Lynchburg) | Hospital | $1,390cash | 13.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Twin County Regional Hospital (Galax) | Hospital | $1,404cash | 13.2× | ★★★★★ |
| VHC Health, Virginia Hospital Center (Arlington) | Hospital | $1,424cash | 13.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center (Mechanicsville) | Hospital | $1,448cash | 13.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center (Midlothian) | Hospital | $1,448cash | 13.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.0% |
| UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center (Culpeper) | Hospital | $1,470cash | 13.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital (South Boston) | Hospital | $1,574cash | 14.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara CarePlex Hospital (Hampton) | Hospital | $1,608cash | 15.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital — orthopedic-focused (Norfolk) | Hospital | $1,608cash | 15.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 6.2% |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (Norfolk) | Hospital | $1,608cash | 15.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (Woodbridge) | Hospital | $1,608cash | 15.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Obici Hospital (Suffolk) | Hospital | $1,608cash | 15.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital (Virginia Beach) | Hospital | $1,608cash | 15.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital (Virginia Beach) | Hospital | $1,608cash | 15.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center (Suffolk) | Hospital | $1,658cash | 15.6× | — |
| Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital (Newport News) | Hospital | $1,658cash | 15.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Fauquier Hospital (Warrenton) | Hospital | $1,797cash | 16.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Augusta Health (Fishersville) | Hospital | $1,913cash | 18.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center (Portsmouth) | Hospital | $2,187cash | 20.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Sovah Health Danville (Danville) | Hospital | $2,592cash | 24.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Sovah Health Martinsville (Martinsville) | Hospital | $2,592cash | 24.4× | — |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center (Petersburg) | Hospital | $3,151cash | 29.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Wythe County Community Hospital (Wytheville) | Hospital | $3,343cash | 31.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Clinch Valley Medical Center (Richlands) | Hospital | $3,438cash | 32.3× | ★★★★★ |
| LewisGale Hospital Montgomery (Blacksburg) | Hospital | $3,942cash | 37.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| StoneSprings Hospital Center (Dulles) | Hospital | $6,015cash | 56.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.1% |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Forest campus (Richmond) | Hospital | $6,198cash | 58.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Parham Doctors' Hospital — ortho/spine-focused campus (Richmond) | Hospital | $6,198cash | 58.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Retreat Doctors' Hospital (Richmond) | Hospital | $6,198cash | 58.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Reston Hospital Center (Reston) | Hospital | $6,242cash | 58.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| Chippenham Hospital, CJW Medical Center (Richmond) gross charge | Hospital | $6,632cash | 62.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital, CJW Medical Center (Richmond) gross charge | Hospital | $6,632cash | 62.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| TriCities Hospital, formerly John Randolph Medical Center (Hopewell) gross charge | Hospital | $6,632cash | 62.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center (Fredericksburg) gross charge | Hospital | $6,678cash | 62.8× | ★★★★★ |
| LewisGale Medical Center (Salem) gross charge | Hospital | $7,214cash | 67.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| LewisGale Hospital Alleghany (Low Moor) gross charge | Hospital | $7,559cash | 71.1× | ★★★★★ |
| LewisGale Hospital Pulaski (Pulaski) gross charge | Hospital | $9,606cash | 90.3× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 7 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
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What should 72131 cost in Virginia?
For CT lumbar spine, without contrast (CPT 72131) in Virginia, a fair self-pay price is around $1,436, with hospitals ranging from $1,046 to $3,247 across 61 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $106, the benchmark every published rate is measured against. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does CT lumbar spine, without contrast cost in Virginia?
A fair self-pay price for CT lumbar spine, without contrast (CPT 72131) in Virginia is around $1,436, with hospital prices ranging from $1,046 to $3,247 across 61 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 72131?
Medicare pays about $106 for CT lumbar spine, without contrast (CPT 72131). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of CT lumbar spine, without contrast?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.