Thoracic spine CT cost in Louisville, KY — inpatient
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 14 hospitals list a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast as an inpatient: from $382.48 to $2,871.05, with a median of $748.58. The lowest listed price is at Norton Clark Hospital — $366.10 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $1,260.97 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 7 cities for code 72128, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 11, 2026 and Aug 6, 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB CT T SPINE W/O CONTRAST File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $382.48 | $2,732.00 | $1,175.31–$2,390.50 | 86% |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 CT CHEST SPINE WO CONT source file | $565.68 | $2,357.00 | $651.00–$2,357.00 | 76% |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CT T SPINE W/O CONTRAST File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $684.00 | $3,420.00 | $564.30–$3,153.24 | 80% |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CT T SPINE W/O CONTRAST File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $684.00 | $3,420.00 | $564.30–$2,907.00 | 80% |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CT T SPINE W/O CONTRAST File of Feb 13, 2026 · source file | $684.00 | $3,420.00 | $564.30–$3,153.24 | 80% |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CT T SPINE W/O CONTRAST File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $684.00 | $3,420.00 | $564.30–$3,153.24 | 80% |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CT T SPINE W/O CONTRAST File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $684.00 | $3,420.00 | $564.30–$3,153.24 | 80% |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville, KY CT CHEST SPINE WO CONT source file | $813.15 | $1,807.00 | $542.10–$1,807.00 | 55% |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY CT CHEST SPINE WO CONT source file | $848.52 | $2,357.00 | $707.10–$2,357.00 | 64% |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 CT CHEST SPINE WO CONT source file | $895.66 | $2,357.00 | $837.91–$2,357.00 | 62% |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 CT CHEST SPINE WO CONT source file | $1,060.65 | $2,357.00 | $837.91–$2,357.00 | 55% |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 CT THORACIC SPINE WO/C source file | $1,258.80 | $2,098.00 | $35.75–$1,536.79 | 40% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC CT SPINE THORACIC WO CONTR File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $1,260.97 | $2,972.00 | $2,169.56–$2,704.52 | 58% |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Louisville Clarksville, IN CT Spine W/O Dye File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $2,871.05 | $2,871.05 | $500.00–$2,440.39 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $382.48, median $748.58, highest $2,871.05 — a 7.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $872.09 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is 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.