Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Computed tomography, lumbar spine; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections
Low
$1
Average
$1.0k
Median
$631
High
$10.5k
Each hospital's average Blue Cross Blue Shield rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
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iThe hospitals that file a Blue Cross Blue Shield rate for this code, one row per hospital and set of terms (billing class, payment method, setting). Rates under different terms are never blended, so the terms are shown under each hospital’s name. Figures are the hospital’s averages across its plans.| # | Plans | |||||||
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| 1 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Saginaw, MI professional · other · both | 1 | $174 | $174 | — | — | 6–60 | $174 – $174 |
| 2 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 4 | $908 | $862 | $152 | 18% | 4–40 | $617 – $1.0k |
| 3 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 4 | $861 | $817 | $145 | 18% | 4–40 | $585 – $960 |
| 4 | Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $2.0k | $2.0k | $18 | 1% | 2–20 | $2.0k – $2.1k |
| 5 | Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc. Glen Dale, WV facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $802 | $802 | — | — | 2–20 | $802 – $802 |
| 6 | ST VINCENT INFIRMARY MEDICAL CENTER Little Rock, AR fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $175 | $175 | — | — | 2–20 | $175 – $175 |
| 7 | ST. VINCENT INFIRMARY MEDICAL CENTER Sherwood, AR fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $175 | $175 | — | — | 2–20 | $175 – $175 |
| 8 | Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC facility · other · outpatient | 2 | $923 | $923 | $748 | 81% | 2–20 | $174 – $1.7k |
| 9 | Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO fee schedule · both | 2 | $276 | $276 | $1 | 0% | 1–10 | $276 – $277 |
| 10 | Bexar County Hospital District San Antonio, TX percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $1.3k | $1.3k | $62 | 5% | 1–10 | $1.2k – $1.4k |
| 11 | Carteret County General Hospital Corporation Morehead City, NC facility · fee schedule · both | 1 | $324 | $324 | — | — | 1–10 | $324 – $324 |
| 12 | East Carolina Health-Heritage, Inc. Tarboro, NC other · both | 1 | $167 | $167 | — | — | 1–10 | $167 – $167 |
| 13 | FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE, INC. dba FRANCISCAN HEALTH CROWN POINT CROWN POINT, IN other · both | 4 | $578 | $558 | $60 | 11% | 1–10 | $449 – $610 |
| 14 | Mercy Hospital Rogers dba Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Rogers, AR facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $168 | $168 | — | — | 1–10 | $168 – $168 |
| 15 | Northern Hospital District of Surry County Mount Airy, NC facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $812 | $812 | — | — | 1–10 | $812 – $812 |
| 16 | Northwest Hospital LLC Tucson, AZ facility · other · outpatient | 3 | $622 | $670 | $101 | 15% | 1–10 | $591 – $843 |
| 17 | Oro Valley Hospital LLC Tucson, AZ facility · other · outpatient | 3 | $622 | $670 | $101 | 15% | 1–10 | $591 – $843 |
| 18 | PRISMA HEALTH PATEWOOD HOSPITAL GREENVILLE, SC fee schedule · both | 4 | $769 | $978 | $412 | 42% | 1–10 | $689 – $1.7k |
| 19 | Parkland Health Center Farmington, MO other · both | 1 | $188 | $188 | — | — | 1–10 | $188 – $188 |
| 20 | St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI facility · fee schedule · both | 2 | $224 | $224 | — | — | 1–10 | $224 – $224 |
| 21 | Stephens County Hospital Toccoa, GA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 22 | The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | 1–10 | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 23 | ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE, LA fee schedule · both | 5 | $342 | $342 | — | — | — | $342 – $342 |
| 24 | ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL INC Clearlake, CA fee schedule · outpatient | 5 | $1.7k | $2.2k | $920 | 41% | — | $1.3k – $3.4k |
| 25 | ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL INC Clearlake, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $1.1k | $1.1k | $20 | 2% | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
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