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
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $851.40 not published
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $852.80 $103.01 – $276.75
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $852.80 $103.65 – $278.47
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $852.80 $103.01 – $276.75
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $852.80 $103.01 – $276.75
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $852.80 $102.46 – $275.27
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $852.80 $103.65 – $278.47
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $852.80 $102.46 – $275.27
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $855.00 $160.73 – $1,368.00
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $856.70 $41.62 – $780.30
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $858.00 $116.94 – $196.15
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $859.25 $90.33 – $562.76
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $859.25 $90.33 – $562.76
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $867.34 $8.40 – $846.61
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $874.25 $100.81 – $104.84
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $876.00 $103.55 – $1,241.00
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $876.00 $100.57 – $681.09
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $876.00 $101.12 – $671.06
UPMC Memorial York, PA $876.00 $106.35 – $1,185.55
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $876.00 $100.37 – $641.23
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $876.00 $100.71 – $1,241.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TX $877.35 $128.89 – $5,264.10
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston, TX $877.35 $128.89 – $5,264.10
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine, TX $877.35 $128.89 – $6,082.96
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $878.73 $140.86 – $782.78
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL $884.00 $106.74 – $1,359.00
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN $885.00 $35.75 – $650.00
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $885.00 $35.75 – $650.00
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $887.20 $38.79 – $547.67
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $888.00 $80.93 – $501.84
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $888.00 $80.93 – $501.84
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $888.00 $82.80 – $501.84
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $888.00 $82.42 – $840.61
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $888.00 $82.84 – $501.84
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $890.16 $90.93 – $265.22
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $892.00 $35.00 – $187.02
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $904.41 $134.23 – $13,063.70
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $904.64 $92.96 – $5,088.60
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $911.00 not published
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $912.18 $162.90 – $1,626.06
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $912.46 $99.61 – $709.05
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $912.46 $99.61 – $650.50
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $912.46 $99.61 – $650.50
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $912.46 $99.61 – $758.37
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $912.46 $99.61 – $709.05
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $926.97 $78.03 – $245.18
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $927.00 $35.00 – $505.08
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $932.00 $97.24 – $274.65
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $933.76 $134.46 – $1,259.45
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $935.00 $102.62 – $551.30

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