Thoracic spine CT cost in Joplin, MO
In Joplin, MO-KS, 6 hospitals list a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast: from $1,326.65 to $2,011.10, with a median of $1,673.25. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Carthage — $346.60 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $1,326.65 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 Sep 1, 2026 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 Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Carthage lowest Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 CT Thoracic Spine WO Cont | $1,326.65 | $2,041.00 | $1,031.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,652.60 | $4,131.49 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho, MO · (417) 451-1234 CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,652.60 | $4,131.49 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS · (620) 429-2545 CT Thoracic Spine WO Cont | $1,693.90 | $2,606.00 | $71.90–$626.45 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS · (620) 783-1732 CT Thoracic Spine WO Cont | $1,780.35 | $2,739.00 | $59.96–$1,086.35 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 CT Thoracic Spine WO Cont | $2,011.10 | $3,094.00 | $734.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,326.65, median $1,673.25, highest $2,011.10 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,652.60. 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 0 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.