Thoracic spine CT cost in Niles, MI
In Niles, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast: from $2,296.00 to $2,296.00, with a median of $2,296.00. The lowest listed price is at Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph and 1 other hospital. Across Michigan, the median is $990.68 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 72128, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Niles, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph lowest St Joseph, MI · (269) 983-8300 Hc Ct Thoracic Spine Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,296.00 | $2,296.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital lowest Watervliet, MI · (269) 463-3111 Hc Ct Thoracic Spine Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,296.00 | $2,296.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $2,296.00, median $2,296.00, highest $2,296.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,296.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.