Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) CT Scan (with contrast) cost at US hospitals

CT of the thoracic spine with contrast · CPT 72129

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Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) CT Scan (with contrast)

This is a CT scan of the mid-back — the twelve rib-bearing vertebrae — performed after iodine contrast is given through a vein. The contrast brightens tissue with a rich blood supply, which is how infection, tumor, and inflamed tissue separate themselves from normal anatomy. Without contrast, a spine CT shows bone superbly and those processes far less well.

$118.00

lowest cash price

$1,669.00

national median

$16,594.07

highest cash price

891

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $118.00–$16,594.07 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$118.00

Princeton Community Hospital — Princeton, WV

Most expensive published cash price

$16,594.07

HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL — TAMPA, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($2,054.75) → Sep 1, 2026 ($2,544.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $2,184.00 $3,409.38 $4,148.04
Arizona 23 $354.58 $599.10 $3,139.41
Arkansas 11 $566.25 $1,572.35 $3,008.00
California 90 $605.78 $2,964.00 $10,757.84
Colorado 17 $476.62 $6,039.22 $8,021.50
Florida 73 $624.28 $4,947.05 $16,594.07
Georgia 25 $1,281.81 $1,748.37 $8,126.97
Hawaii 2 $728.32 $728.32 $1,627.50
Illinois 50 $505.44 $2,446.20 $4,157.28
Indiana 26 $542.40 $839.50 $3,823.33
Iowa 25 $758.16 $1,733.55 $4,165.00
Kansas 11 $1,127.20 $5,897.70 $11,001.87
Kentucky 23 $680.18 $2,428.20 $3,823.33
Louisiana 1 $379.86 $379.86 $379.86
Maine 7 $2,050.30 $2,233.90 $3,251.40
Maryland 2 $140.40 $140.40 $140.40
Michigan 27 $241.18 $1,786.00 $3,547.00
Minnesota 19 $647.76 $1,368.81 $2,464.80
Mississippi 10 $239.14 $719.20 $1,066.05
Missouri 20 $998.58 $1,329.90 $5,841.62
Montana 2 $1,646.40 $1,646.40 $3,385.60
Nebraska 13 $1,102.50 $1,593.50 $2,750.60
Nevada 4 $1,036.35 $2,900.34 $4,046.33
New Hampshire 1 $2,481.90 $2,481.90 $2,481.90
New Jersey 21 $194.55 $498.84 $922.49
New Mexico 2 $2,593.08 $2,593.08 $2,593.08
New York 22 $210.66 $210.66 $3,969.00
North Carolina 15 $1,550.20 $1,550.20 $4,562.00
North Dakota 4 $1,683.20 $2,258.40 $2,820.80
Ohio 68 $798.20 $1,183.65 $3,101.40
Oklahoma 17 $859.79 $1,784.90 $3,816.45
Oregon 12 $216.00 $803.25 $2,346.00
Pennsylvania 32 $472.00 $1,424.40 $4,599.60
South Carolina 10 $662.00 $1,291.80 $6,899.00
South Dakota 7 $2,263.20 $2,478.40 $2,824.80
Tennessee 38 $507.92 $598.62 $10,964.70
Texas 112 $495.66 $2,274.17 $15,868.31
Virginia 42 $549.24 $1,810.50 $10,527.00
Washington 32 $1,007.24 $1,474.12 $2,130.63
West Virginia 16 $118.00 $1,050.00 $2,464.20
Wisconsin 32 $357.39 $1,570.00 $5,086.29
Wyoming 4 $809.34 $2,362.80 $2,705.41

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $598.62 $123.57 – $1,632.60
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $598.62 $123.57 – $1,632.60
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $598.62 $123.57 – $1,632.60
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $599.10 $129.45 – $1,065.60
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $605.78 $225.20 – $11,250.20
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $624.28 $175.12 – $783.00
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $624.28 $173.33 – $393.89
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $624.28 $171.54 – $783.00
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $624.28 $173.33 – $764.00
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $629.00 $43.24 – $353.11
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $634.78 $72.99 – $2,466.75
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $639.50 $43.24 – $852.12
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $641.36 $129.45 – $2,466.75
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $645.12 $101.16 – $369.48
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $647.76 $158.50 – $1,136.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $647.76 $158.50 – $1,136.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $647.76 $158.50 – $1,136.00
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $648.69 $161.61 – $452.51
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $653.52 $95.80 – $1,409.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $654.51 $129.45 – $2,466.75
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital Cedar Park, TX $660.27 $174.13 – $1,637.01
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $662.00 $169.54 – $186.50
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $665.28 $124.59 – $634.50
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $669.60 $180.06 – $1,004.40
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $680.18 $389.30 – $1,284.01
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $700.00 $187.96 – $304.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $700.00 $184.02 – $304.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $700.00 $184.02 – $304.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $700.00 $187.96 – $304.50
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $703.08 $225.20 – $10,155.60
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $705.60 $124.59 – $634.50
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $706.24 $135.66 – $834.84
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $719.20 $154.86 – $985.00
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $726.00 $141.42 – $325.10
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $728.32 $207.21 – $3,983.00
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $729.60 not published
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $745.83 $148.75 – $623.66
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $745.83 $153.44 – $645.15
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $745.83 $153.44 – $623.66
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $751.41 $83.58 – $1,609.00
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $756.25 $174.94 – $2,117.84
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $757.74 $174.94 – $874.65
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $758.16 $46.80 – $547.76
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $760.16 $194.55 – $2,995.00
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $762.47 $157.48 – $328.08
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $783.14 $148.75 – $623.66
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $783.14 $148.75 – $623.66
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $792.75 $154.86 – $326.02
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $794.52 $174.47 – $1,198.14
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY $795.04 $209.43 – $209.43

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