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

$1,717.80

national median

$17,256.99

highest cash price

895

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 22 $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 32 $472.00 $1,405.80 $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
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $812.40 $190.02 – $619.72
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $816.68 $266.89 – $1,452.60
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $827.50 $294.24 – $356.93
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $827.50 $324.48 – $356.93
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $847.51 $221.00 – $797.33
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $848.72 $46.80 – $613.20
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $852.78 $148.75 – $619.72
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $852.78 $148.75 – $619.72
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $853.00 $357.13 – $1,432.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $853.00 $357.13 – $1,432.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $853.00 $357.13 – $1,432.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $853.00 $357.13 – $1,432.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $853.00 $357.13 – $1,432.00
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $855.16 $76.61 – $1,358.84
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $855.16 $76.61 – $764.35
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $855.16 $76.61 – $818.62
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $855.16 $76.61 – $535.09
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $855.16 $76.61 – $466.65
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $855.16 $76.61 – $169.23
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $856.45 $31.90 – $1,984.53
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $862.20 not published
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $862.50 not published
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $873.60 $271.40 – $1,343.64
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $873.90 $175.09 – $2,107.81
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $875.30 $266.89 – $2,477.25
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $885.00 $539.81 – $1,416.00
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $887.20 $47.50 – $924.78
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $890.00 $539.81 – $1,424.00
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $892.00 $42.98 – $624.16
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $896.00 not published
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL $899.60 $358.48 – $1,359.00
Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH $900.00 not published
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI $912.24 $146.57 – $1,249.99
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $913.00 not published
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $913.44 $305.39 – $890.71
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $914.25 $208.83 – $828.27
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $914.25 $208.83 – $828.27
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $914.25 $208.83 – $828.27
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $915.75 $129.45 – $709.64
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $915.75 $114.78 – $1,515.42
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $915.75 $114.78 – $1,515.42
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $915.75 $114.78 – $1,515.42
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $915.75 $114.78 – $1,515.42
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $919.50 not published
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $935.10 not published
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $938.40 $1,202.18 – $1,202.18
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $943.14 $167.67 – $1,609.00
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $944.60 $252.82 – $985.00
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $948.80 $265.54 – $923.51
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $948.80 $265.54 – $929.26

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