Thoracic spine CT cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 25 hospitals list a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast: from $442.20 to $4,903.56, with a median of $925.20. The lowest listed price is at Virtua Memorial Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $483.00 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,220.34 at 92 hospitals.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 21 cities for code 72128, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 21, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtua Memorial Hospital lowest Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC CT Thoracic Spine w/o Contrast | $442.20 | $4,422.00 | $111.57–$1,829.36 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes lowest Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC CT Thoracic Spine w/o Contrast | $442.20 | $4,422.00 | $111.57–$1,829.36 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC CT Thoracic Spine w/o Contrast | $442.20 | $4,422.00 | $111.57–$1,829.36 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital lowest Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC CT Thoracic Spine w/o Contrast | $442.20 | $4,422.00 | $111.57–$1,829.36 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC CT Thoracic Spine w/o Contrast | $442.20 | $4,422.00 | $111.57–$1,829.36 | 90% | — source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 CT T-SPINE W/O CONT | $536.26 | $536.26 | $97.59–$429.35 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 CT T-SPINE W/O CONT | $536.26 | $536.26 | $97.59–$429.35 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ CT T-SPINE W/O CONT | $536.26 | $536.26 | $92.32–$429.35 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ CT T-SPINE W/O CONT | $536.26 | $536.26 | $90.36–$429.35 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Thoracic Spine Plain - CT | $691.49 | $1,152.47 | $105.87–$1,002.65 | 40% | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Ct Thoracic Spine Wo Contrast | $925.20 | $2,313.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Ct Thoracic Spine Wo Contrast | $925.20 | $2,313.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Ct Thoracic Spine Wo Contrast | $925.20 | $2,313.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Ct Thoracic Spine Wo Contrast | $925.20 | $2,313.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Ct Thoracic Spine Wo Contrast | $925.20 | $2,313.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC CT Thoracic Spine W/O Contrast | $1,072.50 | $1,650.00 | $109.05–$1,584.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC CT Thoracic Spine W/O Contrast | $1,430.65 | $2,201.00 | $90.16–$2,090.95 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC CT Thoracic Spine W/O Contrast | $1,430.65 | — | $90.16–$1,701.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 CT,THORACIC SPINE,WO CONTRAST GLR | $1,483.72 | $1,483.72 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC CT Thoracic Spine W/O Contrast | $1,692.60 | $2,604.00 | $90.16–$2,551.92 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC CT Thoracic Spine W/O Contrast | $1,771.90 | $2,726.00 | $85.92–$2,726.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $3,304.80 | $3,672.00 | $108.87–$3,041.15 | 10% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $3,304.80 | $3,672.00 | $105.80–$16,225.35 | 10% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $3,643.00 | $3,643.00 | $107.41–$377.55 | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 CT Thoracic W/O Cont | $4,017.00 | $4,017.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 CT Thoracic W/O Cont | $4,017.00 | $4,017.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 CT T-Spine WO Contrast | $4,903.56 | $4,903.56 | $122.31–$4,413.20 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $442.20, median $925.20, highest $4,903.56 — a 11.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $925.20. 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 11 of 18 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72128 ($1,371.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PAHc Ct Scan,Thoracic Spine,W/O Contrast | $102.00 | file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PAHc Ct Scan,Thoracic Spine,W/O Contrast | $106.00 | file |