Thoracic spine CT cost in Fresno, CA
In Fresno, CA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast: from $1,661.40 to $3,342.40, with a median of $3,342.40. The lowest listed price is at Saint Agnes Medical Center — $1,681.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,808.00 at 195 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 cities for code 72128, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Jul 30, 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 Fresno, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Agnes Medical Center lowest Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC CT Thoracic Spine W/O Contrast | $1,661.40 | $2,556.00 | $46.82–$2,080.58 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC CT Thoracic Spine W/O Contrast | $3,090.75 | — | $46.82–$1,286.63 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Madera Community Hospital Madera, CA · (559) 706-8226 CT scan of middle spine without contrast | $3,208.20 | $5,347.00 | $134.46–$291.85 | 40% | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno, CA · (559) 448-4500 CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $3,231.20 | $5,770.00 | $184.00–$575.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 CT-T-SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $3,342.40 | $4,178.00 | $96.13–$4,595.80 | 20% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Community Regional Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 CT-T-SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $3,342.40 | $4,178.00 | $96.13–$4,595.80 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 CT-T-SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $3,342.40 | $4,178.00 | $106.81–$4,595.80 | 20% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Community Behavioral Health Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 CT-T-SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $3,342.40 | $4,178.00 | $96.13–$4,595.80 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,661.40, median $3,342.40, highest $3,342.40 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $3,342.40. 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 5 of 7 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.