CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast cost in Brooklyn, NY

Prices at 3 hospitals in Brooklyn, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,342 — 76% above the US median ($1,329), roughly 18.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Brooklyn Hospital Center-Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY $2,342 $126 ★ 2/5 200 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,312
Cash / self-pay
$2,342
Insurer-negotiated
$132
Medicare pays
$130
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,342 — about 18.0× the Medicare rate ($130). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($260).

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Doctors who perform this in Brooklyn

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Bruce Campbell, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY186
Maxwell Goossens, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY126
Junaid Aslam, MD, MBADiagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY93
Michael Reichel, MDDiagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY62
Razia Rehmani, MDDiagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY47
Anna Derman, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY45
Daniel Masri, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY36
Reginald Denis, MDDiagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY34
Ilan Rzadkowolsky-Raoli, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY26
Braxton Mcclung, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY24
Amarjit GillDiagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY23
Danny Mccarthy, D.O.Diagnostic RadiologyBrooklyn, NY16

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