Thoracic spine CT cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 13 hospitals list a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast: from $526.65 to $1,027.91, with a median of $704.44. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden — $177.79 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $739.69 at 80 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 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 Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden lowest West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC CT SPINE THORACIC WO CONTRAST | $526.65 | $3,511.00 | $92.51–$2,808.80 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC CT SPINE THORACIC WO CONTRAST | $702.20 | $3,511.00 | $92.51–$3,159.90 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC CT Scan,Thoracic Spine,W/O Contrast - CT Thoracic Spine WO Contrast | $704.44 | $3,202.00 | $50.00–$527.97 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC CT Scan,Thoracic Spine,W/O Contrast - CT Thoracic Spine WO Contrast | $704.44 | $3,202.00 | $50.00–$285.41 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC CT Scan,Thoracic Spine,W/O Contrast - CT Thoracic Spine WO Contrast | $704.44 | $3,202.00 | $50.00–$527.97 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC CT Scan,Thoracic Spine,W/O Contrast - CT Thoracic Spine WO Contrast | $704.44 | $3,202.00 | $50.00–$527.97 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC CT Scan,Thoracic Spine,W/O Contrast - CT Thoracic Spine WO Contrast | $704.44 | $3,202.00 | $50.00–$527.97 | 78% | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC CT SPINE THORACIC WO CONTRAST | $737.31 | $3,511.00 | $92.51–$3,159.90 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC CT SPINE THORACIC WO CONTRAST | $737.31 | $3,511.00 | $92.51–$3,159.90 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC CT SPINE THORACIC WO CONTRAST | $737.31 | $3,511.00 | $92.51–$3,159.90 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC CT Scan,Thoracic Spine,W/O Contrast - CT Thoracic Spine WO Contrast | $739.64 | $3,362.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HC CT SPINE THORACIC WO CONTRAST | $803.04 | $3,346.00 | $84.72–$3,011.40 | 76% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis, TN · (901) 545-7928 4647000000 - Ct Spine Thoracic W/O 72128 | $1,027.91 | $1,875.75 | $81.46–$1,500.60 | 45% | — source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis, TN · (901) 545-7928 1821017146 - Ct Spine Thoracic W/O 72128 | $1,028.91 | $1,877.57 | $81.46–$1,502.06 | 45% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $526.65, median $704.44, highest $1,027.91 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $704.44. 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 7 of 12 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.