Thoracic spine CT cost in Grand Rapids, MI — inpatient
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 8 hospitals list a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast as an inpatient: from $553.00 to $1,477.00, with a median of $776.03. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Greenville Hospital and 1 other hospital — $223.03 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $990.68 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 6 cities for code 72128, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital lowest Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Ct Thoracic Spine Wo Contrast source file | $553.00 | $553.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital lowest Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Ct Thoracic Spine Wo Contrast source file | $553.00 | $553.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Ct Thoracic Spine Wo Contrast+1 more line at this price source file | $592.00 | $592.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Ct Thoracic Spine Wo Contrast source file | $592.00 | $592.00 | — | — |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC CT Thoracic Spine W/O Contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $960.05 | $1,477.00 | $58.40–$1,477.00 | 35% |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 CT SCAN SPINE/THORACIC WO source file | $1,090.40 | $1,363.00 | $31.51–$1,203.53 | 20% |
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Grand Rapids, MI HCHG CT SPINE THORACIC W/O CONTRAST source file | $1,415.00 | $1,415.00 | $893.57–$1,354.16 | — |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI · (616) 847-5268 CT THORACIC SPINE W O CONTRAST source file | $1,477.00 | $1,477.00 | $102.11–$698.66 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $553.00, median $776.03, highest $1,477.00 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $592.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 4 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.
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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MICHG CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $131.50 | file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia, MICHG CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $131.50 | file |