Thoracic spine CT cost in Killeen, TX — inpatient
In Killeen-Temple, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast as an inpatient: from $414.62 to $3,708.09, with a median of $1,768.19. The lowest listed price is at Seton Medical Center Harker Heights — $1,353.57 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $1,980.37 at 286 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 72128, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Killeen-Temple, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Medical Center Harker Heights lowest Harker Heights, TX · (254) 690-0900 CT scan of middle spine without contrast source file | $414.62 | $4,146.25 | $104.22–$4,444.78 | 90% |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple, TX HC CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONT File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $1,768.19 | $2,946.99 | $1,620.84–$2,652.29 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple, TX HC CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONT File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $1,768.19 | $2,946.99 | $1,620.84–$2,062.89 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple, TX · (254) 724-2111 HC CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONT File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $1,768.19 | $2,946.99 | $1,620.84–$2,062.89 | 40% |
| AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen, TX · (254) 526-7523 HC CT SCAN,THORACIC SPINE,W/O CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,708.09 | $3,708.09 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX · (512) 556-3682 HC CT SCAN,THORACIC SPINE,W/O CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,708.09 | $3,708.09 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $414.62, median $1,768.19, highest $3,708.09 — a 8.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,768.19 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 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.