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
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland, OH $737.10 $1.10 – $660.60
akron general Akron, OH $737.10 $0.87 – $660.60
mercy hospital Canton, OH $737.10 $1.01 – $660.60
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $737.31 $92.51 – $194.76
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $742.50 $110.61 – $234.53
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $742.50 $110.61 – $234.53
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $750.54 $96.54 – $270.31
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $751.80 $148.14 – $1,002.40
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $751.80 $101.87 – $260.21
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $755.63 $93.06 – $94.92
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $758.00 not published
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $760.50 $97.24 – $218.55
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $760.50 $97.24 – $106.96
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $768.57 $4.09 – $712.57
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $771.40 $26.20 – $1,269.72
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $771.40 $1.42 – $1,096.91
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $771.40 $26.15 – $1,104.11
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $773.49 $92.87 – $875.00
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $780.00 $160.73 – $1,248.00
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $783.02 $56.26 – $237.56
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $785.00 $160.73 – $1,256.00
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $794.70 $102.36 – $1,160.53
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $804.90 $920.00 – $1,292.00
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $815.10 $104.71 – $441.48
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $815.10 $104.71 – $441.48
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $815.10 $119.72 – $441.48
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $815.10 $104.71 – $441.48
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $815.10 $104.71 – $441.48
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $815.10 $104.71 – $441.48
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $818.33 $90.33 – $562.76
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $819.46 $468.00 – $2,034.76
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $822.50 $35.00 – $176.07
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $829.08 $439.92 – $1,624.32
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $829.35 $93.06 – $94.92
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $835.25 $100.81 – $100.81
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $835.25 $100.81 – $100.81
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $835.25 $100.81 – $100.81
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $835.25 $103.01 – $103.01
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $841.64 $103.26 – $724.00
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $841.64 $103.26 – $724.00
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $841.64 $103.26 – $724.00
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $843.69 $73.00 – $404.60
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $843.69 $73.00 – $434.01
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $843.69 $73.00 – $429.02
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $843.69 $73.00 – $429.02
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $843.69 $73.00 – $374.14
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $843.69 $73.00 – $112.82
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO $844.80 $104.14 – $188.49
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $847.80 $36.58 – $1,271.70
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $850.50 $106.87 – $3,055.50

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