CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) cost in California

Prices at 107 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files.

Cash / self-pay (median)
$2,912
Chargemaster (median)
$5,430
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$449
Medicare pays
$169

Typical cash range: $273 – $5,601.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurer
Pih Health Downey Hospital Downey, CA $214 $144
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center Garden Grove, CA $224 $224
Huntington Beach Hospital Huntington Beach, CA $224 $224
Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding, CA $224 $284
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA $224 $224
Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA $224 $224
Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA $224 $224
Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA $224 $224
West Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $224 $224
Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA $224 $224
San Dimas Community Hospital San Dimas, CA $224 $224
Fresno Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA $306 $228
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $322 —
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai Ojai, CA $332 $494
Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA $446 $447
Ventura County Medical Center Ventura, CA $497 $398
Community Memorial Hospital – Ventura Ventura, CA $497 $398
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA $500 $332
Scripps Memorial Hospital – Encinitas Encinitas, CA $500 $332
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, CA $500 $332
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA $500 $332
Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CA $894 $1,014
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA $1,124 $247
Antelope Valley Hospital Lancaster, CA $1,155 $447
St Rose Hospital Hayward, CA $1,300 $464

Source: hospitals’ machine-readable price files (45 CFR §180). Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

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