Thoracic spine CT cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 10 hospitals list a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast: from $384.28 to $2,204.59, with a median of $604.00. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock and 2 other hospitals — $219.72 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $720.41 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Jul 2, 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock lowest North Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-3000 72128 - CT THORACIC SPINE W-O CONTRAST MATERIAL source file | $384.28 | $1,537.12 | $98.23–$307.02 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway lowest Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 72128 - CT THORACIC SPINE W-O CONTRAST MATERIAL source file | $384.28 | $1,537.12 | $98.23–$309.28 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-2000 72128 - CT THORACIC SPINE W-O CONTRAST MATERIAL source file | $384.28 | $1,537.12 | $98.23–$266.39 | 75% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 IC CT THOR SPINE W/O CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $454.16 | $2,064.38 | $107.60–$2,064.38 | 78% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 CT Trauma T-Spine wo File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $478.07 | $2,173.03 | $107.60–$2,173.03 | 78% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 CT Spine Thoracic w/o Contrast - Report+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $604.00 | $755.00 | $377.50–$566.25 | 20% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore Bryant, AR · (501) 213-4500 CT Spine Thoracic/Lumbar w/o Contrast - Report+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $604.00 | $755.00 | $377.50–$566.25 | 20% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 CT SCAN OF MIDDLE SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST source file | $652.80 | $1,088.00 | $94.82–$887.00 | 40% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE source file | $711.60 | $1,186.00 | $94.82–$887.00 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 CT SPINE THORACIC WO File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $720.41 | $2,834.00 | $97.53–$2,117.84 | 75% |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 CT SPINE THORACIC WO File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $727.21 | $2,834.00 | $101.10–$2,117.84 | 74% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 CT SCAN OF MIDDLE SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST source file | $2,204.59 | $2,449.54 | $97.75–$1,270.65 | 10% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE source file | $2,338.85 | $2,598.72 | $97.75–$1,270.65 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $384.28, median $604.00, highest $2,204.59 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $720.41. 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 4 of 10 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.