Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) CT Scan (without contrast) cost at US hospitals

CT of the thoracic spine without contrast · CPT 72128

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Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) CT Scan (without contrast)

A CT of the middle section of the spine — the twelve vertebrae the ribs attach to — taken without any injected dye. It is ordered mostly after an injury, or when a vertebra is suspected of having collapsed, because it shows the shape and integrity of bone better than anything else available quickly. The scan takes a few minutes and involves no needle.

$107.40

lowest cash price

$1,425.85

national median

$13,939.51

highest cash price

915

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $107.40–$13,939.51 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$107.40

UPMC Western Maryland — Cumberland, MD

Most expensive published cash price

$13,939.51

HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITAL — BRADENTON, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,267.40) → Sep 1, 2026 ($2,296.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $1,773.72 $2,683.98 $3,510.78
Arizona 23 $283.59 $479.18 $2,936.10
Arkansas 11 $526.65 $1,398.80 $2,279.00
California 90 $703.43 $2,365.65 $5,196.87
Colorado 17 $381.09 $5,800.95 $5,800.95
Florida 73 $578.40 $4,766.49 $13,939.51
Georgia 25 $999.42 $1,289.00 $7,117.23
Hawaii 2 $669.12 $669.12 $1,312.50
Illinois 51 $318.24 $2,154.40 $3,577.20
Indiana 26 $485.62 $718.00 $3,358.16
Iowa 31 $685.79 $1,465.44 $4,083.00
Kansas 11 $887.20 $4,800.46 $10,746.58
Kentucky 26 $586.18 $2,247.00 $3,358.16
Louisiana 1 $366.60 $366.60 $366.60
Maine 7 $1,038.10 $1,382.10 $1,920.60
Maryland 2 $107.40 $107.40 $107.40
Michigan 27 $143.75 $1,151.00 $2,304.00
Minnesota 19 $431.81 $1,844.00 $2,564.00
Mississippi 11 $178.64 $755.63 $1,040.75
Missouri 20 $815.10 $858.00 $5,772.12
Montana 2 $1,148.80 $1,148.80 $1,428.00
Nebraska 13 $912.18 $1,386.00 $2,595.05
Nevada 4 $829.08 $1,443.00 $2,013.16
New Hampshire 1 $2,107.70 $2,107.70 $2,107.70
New Jersey 21 $116.22 $376.90 $679.84
New Mexico 2 $2,099.58 $2,099.58 $2,099.58
New York 22 $125.84 $125.84 $2,842.00
North Carolina 15 $1,425.85 $1,425.85 $2,753.00
North Dakota 4 $1,360.00 $1,468.80 $2,528.80
Ohio 68 $477.10 $1,016.40 $2,529.00
Oklahoma 17 $843.69 $1,563.90 $3,768.05
Oregon 13 $175.50 $904.64 $2,147.25
Pennsylvania 33 $286.50 $876.00 $2,937.00
South Carolina 11 $455.50 $1,148.40 $8,478.00
South Dakota 7 $1,902.40 $2,279.20 $2,585.60
Tennessee 38 $507.92 $598.62 $10,964.70
Texas 111 $402.30 $1,980.37 $7,866.83
Virginia 43 $422.70 $1,608.50 $10,101.00
Washington 32 $444.00 $1,215.76 $1,936.94
West Virginia 17 $296.00 $822.50 $2,177.40
Wisconsin 33 $286.14 $1,470.00 $3,104.12
Wyoming 4 $647.22 $1,890.00 $2,164.05

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $2,091.95 $134.46 – $1,010.00
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $2,099.58 $103.70 – $145.18
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR $2,102.25 not published
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH $2,107.70 $44.98 – $854.32
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $2,109.60 $96.88 – $208.38
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $2,116.40 $99.82 – $103.82
Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $2,116.40 not published
Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion, SD $2,132.80 $786.47 – $2,399.40
Morgan County ARH Hospital Liberty, KY $2,140.20 $542.00 – $542.00
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $2,145.00 $45.18 – $542.00
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $2,146.59 $1,966.86 – $1,966.86
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR $2,147.25 $105.95 – $264.88
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $2,154.40 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $2,161.16 $43.57 – $1,058.96
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $2,161.16 $43.57 – $1,191.34
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $2,161.16 $43.57 – $1,107.59
Platte County Hospital Wheatland, WY $2,164.05 $1,512.00 – $3,055.50
Beckley ARH Hospital Beckley, WV $2,177.40 $35.00 – $458.42
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $2,177.40 $45.18 – $542.00
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $2,177.92 $562.07 – $2,519.04
Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen, SD $2,178.40 $101.02 – $2,450.70
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $2,179.80 $233.48 – $7,660.95
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $2,181.00 $119.54 – $490.57
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $2,226.84 $105.02 – $273.48
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $2,226.84 not published
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $2,237.18 $108.15 – $7,844.10
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $2,240.50 $99.51 – $428.64
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $2,240.50 $99.51 – $428.64
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield, TX $2,240.50 $99.51 – $447.65
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian, TX $2,240.50 $99.51 – $428.64
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson, TX $2,240.50 $99.51 – $444.96
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina, TX $2,240.50 $102.27 – $262.56
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Souhtlake, TX $2,240.50 $99.51 – $447.65
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $2,245.72 $43.57 – $825.30
Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital Hayden, KY $2,247.00 $542.00 – $542.00
ARH Our Lady of the Way Hospital Martin, KY $2,247.00 $542.00 – $542.00
Barbourville ARH Hospital Barbourville, KY $2,247.00 $542.00 – $595.00
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $2,265.60 $112.03 – $380.87
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR $2,279.00 $107.60 – $1,823.20
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $2,279.20 $974.36 – $2,564.10
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $2,282.46 $139.74 – $1,215.20
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Ottawa, IL $2,283.00 $112.03 – $114.27
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $2,296.00 $105.30 – $157.95
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $2,296.00 $104.17 – $407.44
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $2,296.80 $81.04 – $2,583.90
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI $2,304.00 $96.92 – $436.02
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor, MI $2,304.00 $96.92 – $436.02
Corewell Health Trenton Trenton, MI $2,304.00 $96.92 – $436.02
Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI $2,304.00 $96.88 – $436.02
Corewell Health Wayne Wayne, MI $2,304.00 $96.92 – $436.02

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