Neck (Cervical Spine) CT scan (with contrast) cost at US hospitals

CT cervical spine with contrast · CPT 72126

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Neck (Cervical Spine) CT scan (with contrast)

A CT scan of the cervical spine is normally a bone study, done without any dye. This version adds an injected iodine contrast, which is what a doctor orders when the question is about soft tissue around the bones — infection, an abnormal mass, or inflamed tissue — rather than a fracture.

$140.40

lowest cash price

$1,719.75

national median

$17,256.99

highest cash price

898

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $140.40–$17,256.99 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$140.40

UPMC Western Maryland — Cumberland, MD

Most expensive published cash price

$17,256.99

HCA FLORIDA SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL — PARRISH, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($2,050.30) → Sep 1, 2026 ($2,783.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 3 $2,487.42 $2,927.34 $3,819.66
Arizona 23 $348.23 $637.48 $3,137.92
Arkansas 10 $539.40 $1,337.70 $3,328.00
California 90 $645.89 $3,068.00 $10,628.57
Colorado 17 $478.29 $5,769.23 $8,021.50
Florida 73 $693.10 $5,765.54 $17,256.99
Georgia 25 $1,530.03 $1,685.58 $9,658.20
Hawaii 2 $725.76 $725.76 $1,822.50
Illinois 49 $649.11 $2,434.30 $4,158.72
Indiana 26 $421.00 $753.50 $3,396.38
Iowa 26 $460.80 $1,904.06 $4,255.32
Kansas 11 $887.20 $4,885.71 $11,822.15
Kentucky 24 $681.63 $2,461.80 $4,543.81
Louisiana 1 $503.88 $503.88 $503.88
Maine 7 $1,140.65 $2,113.65 $5,226.00
Maryland 2 $140.40 $140.40 $140.40
Michigan 27 $479.72 $1,786.00 $2,783.00
Minnesota 19 $647.76 $1,368.81 $2,521.60
Mississippi 11 $239.14 $913.44 $1,169.55
Missouri 20 $968.88 $1,329.90 $5,841.62
Montana 2 $938.40 $938.40 $2,128.00
Nebraska 13 $1,153.32 $1,645.00 $2,628.20
Nevada 4 $989.80 $2,760.74 $3,851.57
New Hampshire 1 $2,222.70 $2,222.70 $2,222.70
New Jersey 21 $390.30 $549.66 $847.51
New Mexico 2 $2,143.26 $2,143.26 $2,143.26
New York 23 $422.61 $422.61 $4,739.00
North Carolina 15 $1,514.00 $1,651.40 $4,183.00
North Dakota 4 $1,672.00 $2,366.40 $2,572.80
Ohio 68 $900.00 $1,601.60 $3,095.40
Oklahoma 17 $855.16 $1,868.10 $3,506.25
Oregon 13 $215.46 $1,043.20 $2,145.00
Pennsylvania 34 $472.00 $1,543.20 $4,599.60
South Carolina 10 $609.00 $1,294.80 $9,059.00
South Dakota 7 $2,361.60 $2,424.80 $2,797.60
Tennessee 38 $507.92 $598.62 $10,152.49
Texas 113 $565.62 $2,429.00 $14,908.00
Virginia 41 $549.24 $1,839.00 $9,954.00
Washington 32 $1,143.42 $1,461.07 $2,711.80
West Virginia 17 $702.00 $1,085.50 $2,551.00
Wisconsin 32 $428.64 $1,570.00 $5,324.68
Wyoming 4 $811.86 $2,221.80 $2,543.96

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $3,948.00 $476.00 – $476.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $3,948.00 $476.00 – $476.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $3,948.00 $476.00 – $476.00
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $3,948.00 $476.00 – $476.00
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $3,948.00 $476.00 – $476.00
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $3,948.00 $476.00 – $476.00
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $4,040.40 $175.09 – $5,772.00
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $4,058.04 $350.46 – $931.71
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $4,058.04 not published
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $4,058.04 $831.32 – $931.71
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA $4,068.66 $233.92 – $14,583.00
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG, VA $4,085.00 $238.12 – $828.27
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $4,104.00 $140.66 – $814.85
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital DECATUR, IL $4,158.72 $260.73 – $5,776.00
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $4,160.45 $164.74 – $8,915.25
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $4,183.00 $333.46 – $832.65
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR, VA $4,225.00 $292.31 – $828.27
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $4,255.32 $53.20 – $4,255.31
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $4,543.81 $327.35 – $327.35
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $4,599.60 $112.80 – $963.73
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX $4,651.93 $1,779.42 – $1,779.42
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $4,651.93 $350.46 – $1,779.42
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $4,739.00 $244.99 – $515.84
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $4,855.95 $233.92 – $2,186.38
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS $4,885.71 $232.32 – $957.86
Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS $4,885.71 $232.32 – $957.86
Adventhealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS $4,885.71 $232.32 – $662.62
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $5,091.53 $210.53 – $8,293.42
Adventhealth Wauchula Wauchula, FL $5,129.09 $587.79 – $587.79
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $5,201.48 $233.92 – $13,303.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $5,221.74 $233.92 – $1,848.28
Lincoln Health Damariscotta, ME $5,226.00 $57.28 – $4,745.21
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $5,324.68 $53.62 – $2,209.74
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA $5,459.00 $217.26 – $1,556.04
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas, TX $5,496.23 $170.81 – $801.00
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $5,552.55 $233.92 – $10,488.15
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $5,633.03 $233.92 – $1,790.46
HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL Sebring, FL $5,659.00 $625.80 – $3,489.46
Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL $5,722.93 $332.53 – $808.79
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $5,765.54 $346.11 – $778.15
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $5,765.54 $346.11 – $1,140.93
AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO $5,769.23 $210.11 – $680.84
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO $5,769.23 $210.11 – $680.84
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO $5,769.23 $210.11 – $680.84
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO $5,769.23 $210.11 – $688.40
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO $5,769.23 $210.11 – $680.84
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA $5,770.14 $470.15 – $1,637.00
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL Weatherford, TX $5,838.58 $173.41 – $801.00
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO $5,841.62 $206.69 – $326.74
Adventhealth Connerton Land O Lakes, FL $5,897.27 not published

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