Scans and imaging CPT 72128 Outpatient

Thoracic spine CT cost in Atlantic City, NJ

In Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast: from $508.65 to $508.65, with a median of $508.65. Across New Jersey, the median is $508.65 at 29 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72128, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 18, 2026 and Mar 18, 2026.

Lowest$508.65Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - Mainland Division
Median$508.65half pay less
Highest$508.65in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - Mainland Division Pomona, NJ · (609) 441-8020 CT THOR SPINE W/O CONTRAST $508.65 $3,391.00 $437.78–$3,221.45 85% Mar 18, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $508.65, median $508.65, highest $508.65.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A thoracic spine CT makes detailed pictures of the twelve vertebrae of the mid back. It is used mainly after an injury to look for fractures, and in older adults for compression fractures.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.

2 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72128 ($1,369.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Shore Memorial Hospital Somers Point, NJCT THORACIC SPINE W/O CON $135.26 file
Shore Memorial Hospital Somers Point, NJCT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE $135.26 file