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
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $417.26 $89.25 – $704.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $418.33 $79.00 – $2,104.80
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $422.70 not published
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $423.59 $79.00 – $1,973.25
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $431.81 $96.84 – $1,136.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $431.81 $96.84 – $1,136.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $431.81 $96.84 – $1,136.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $434.12 $79.00 – $1,973.25
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $436.75 $79.00 – $1,973.25
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $439.35 $117.70 – $726.00
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $443.85 $103.66 – $1,083.95
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $444.00 $121.06 – $509.96
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $444.00 $121.06 – $526.78
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $444.00 $121.40 – $526.78
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $455.50 $101.06 – $111.16
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ $460.42 $79.00 – $2,104.80
Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ $465.69 $79.00 – $1,973.25
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $468.13 $131.99 – $2,969.25
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $468.13 $131.99 – $2,407.50
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $468.13 $131.99 – $2,407.50
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station, TX $468.13 $104.75 – $2,273.75
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $472.00 not published
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ $476.21 $79.00 – $1,973.25
avon hospital Avon, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
euclid hospital Euclid, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
fairview hospital Cleveland, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
lutheran hospital Cleveland, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
lodi hospital Lodi, OH $477.10 $106.34 – $660.60
marymount hospital Garfield Heights, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
medina hospital Medina, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
south pointe hospital Warrensville Heights, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $477.30 $116.22 – $726.00
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $479.18 $79.00 – $852.30
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $481.65 $73.02 – $1,409.00
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $485.62 $110.61 – $241.57
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY $489.02 $155.14 – $155.14
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $499.36 $68.42 – $139.23
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $503.04 $70.99 – $726.00
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $507.00 $129.93 – $760.50
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $507.78 $72.99 – $1,973.25
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $507.92 $52.56 – $1,632.60
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $509.88 $101.87 – $260.21
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $511.73 $119.31 – $726.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $513.05 $79.00 – $1,973.25
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $515.11 $123.39 – $387.39
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $520.31 $124.11 – $124.11
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $520.31 $79.56 – $165.78
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $521.87 $172.70 – $427.00
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE, TN $521.87 $95.95 – $427.00

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