Thoracic spine CT cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 20 hospitals list a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast: from $455.50 to $3,395.50, with a median of $1,425.85. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center — $970.35 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $1,425.85 at 67 hospitals.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 14 cities for code 72128, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB CT THOR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $455.50 | $911.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 CT Spine Thoracic w/o Contrast | $591.57 | $2,191.00 | $501.96–$4,382.00 | 73% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 CT Thorac Spine WO Cntrst | $643.41 | $2,383.00 | $552.04–$901.79 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 HC CT THORAC SPINE WO CNTRST | $643.41 | $2,383.00 | $187.12–$1,548.95 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 CT Thorac Spine WO Cntrst | $643.41 | $2,383.00 | $552.04–$901.79 | 73% | — source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,425.85 | $2,851.70 | $108.47–$2,623.56 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,425.85 | $2,851.70 | $103.16–$2,709.12 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,425.85 | $2,851.70 | $103.16–$2,566.53 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte, NC HC CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,425.85 | $2,851.70 | $541.82–$2,851.70 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,425.85 | $2,851.70 | $103.16–$2,766.15 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,425.85 | $2,851.70 | $103.16–$2,709.12 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,425.85 | $2,851.70 | $101.76–$2,709.12 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,425.85 | $2,851.70 | $103.16–$2,623.56 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,425.85 | $2,851.70 | $103.16–$2,623.56 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,425.85 | $2,851.70 | $103.16–$2,709.12 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,425.85 | $2,851.70 | $108.47–$2,566.53 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,425.85 | $2,851.70 | $108.47–$2,623.56 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG CT THORACIC SPINE WO CONT | $2,193.00 | $2,193.00 | $106.81–$2,083.35 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG CT THORACIC SPINE WO CONT | $2,193.00 | $2,193.00 | $106.81–$2,083.35 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG CT THORACIC SPINE WO CONT | $2,193.00 | $2,193.00 | $106.81–$2,083.35 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 CT SPINE THORACIC W/O CM | $2,572.50 | $3,430.00 | $1.00–$2,606.80 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 CT SPINE THORACIC W/O CM | $2,572.50 | $3,430.00 | $1.00–$2,606.80 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB CT THOR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $3,395.50 | $6,791.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $455.50, median $1,425.85, highest $3,395.50 — a 7.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $1,425.85. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 15 of 18 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.