Thoracic spine CT cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 31 hospitals list a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast: from $318.65 to $7,381.00, with a median of $1,041.00. The lowest listed price is at Phoenix Children's Hospital — $722.35 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $1,116.44 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 31 facilities across 14 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 Jan 1, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Children's Hospital lowest Phoenix, AZ · (602) 933-1000 CT T-SPINE WO CONTRAST | $318.65 | $2,500.00 | $1,000.00–$2,000.00 | 87% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 543-2000 CT SPINE THORACIC WO CNT | $344.66 | $2,631.00 | $79.00–$1,973.25 | 87% | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 321-2000 CT SPINE THORACIC WO CNT | $413.07 | $2,631.00 | $79.00–$1,973.25 | 84% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ · (623) 832-4000 CT SPINE THORACIC WO CNT | $418.33 | $2,631.00 | $79.00–$2,104.80 | 84% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 854-5050 CT SPINE THORACIC WO CNT | $423.59 | $2,631.00 | $79.00–$1,973.25 | 84% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ · (520) 381-6300 CT SPINE THORACIC WO CNT | $434.12 | $2,631.00 | $79.00–$1,973.25 | 83% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 839-2000 CT SPINE THORACIC WO CNT | $436.75 | $2,631.00 | $79.00–$1,973.25 | 83% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ · (623) 524-4000 CT SPINE THORACIC WO CNT | $460.42 | $2,631.00 | $79.00–$2,104.80 | 83% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ · (480) 733-3300 CT SPINE THORACIC WO CNT | $465.69 | $2,631.00 | $79.00–$1,973.25 | 82% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ · (480) 394-4000 CT SPINE THORACIC WO CNT | $476.21 | $2,631.00 | $79.00–$1,973.25 | 82% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 865-4470 CT SPINE THORACIC WO CNT | $507.78 | $2,631.00 | $72.99–$1,973.25 | 81% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 412-3000 CT SPINE THORACIC WO CNT | $513.05 | $2,631.00 | $79.00–$1,973.25 | 80% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 327-4000 CT SPINE THORACIC WO CNT | $523.57 | $2,631.00 | $79.00–$1,973.25 | 80% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 256-7000 CT SPINE THORACIC WO CNT | $697.22 | $2,631.00 | $79.00–$1,973.25 | 73% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (623) 584-5100 CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $1,035.08 | $4,520.00 | $113.34–$3,692.84 | 77% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| College Medical Center - Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 251-8535 HC CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,041.00 | $1,041.00 | $42.72–$347.30 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 728-8000 CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $1,097.90 | $4,463.00 | $113.34–$3,436.51 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 410-4500 CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $1,116.44 | $4,520.00 | $113.34–$3,692.84 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 728-3000 CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $1,196.09 | $4,463.00 | $113.34–$3,748.92 | 73% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Westgate Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 406-8225 CT THRCIC SPINE WO CON ER | $1,858.05 | $4,864.00 | $110.60–$3,939.84 | 62% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 406-8225 CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $1,858.05 | $4,864.00 | $110.60–$3,842.56 | 62% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Surprise Surprise, AZ CT Spine W/O Dye | $2,871.05 | $2,871.05 | $101.47–$2,153.29 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Ct, Thoracic Spine; W/O Contrast | $7,381.00 | $7,381.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Ct, Thoracic Spine; W/O Contrast | $7,381.00 | $7,381.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Ct, Thoracic Spine; W/O Contrast | $7,381.00 | $7,381.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Ct, Thoracic Spine; W/O Contrast | $7,381.00 | $7,381.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Ct, Thoracic Spine; W/O Contrast | $7,381.00 | $7,381.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 Hc Ct, Thoracic Spine; W/O Contrast | $7,381.00 | $7,381.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Ct, Thoracic Spine; W/O Contrast | $7,381.00 | $7,381.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Ct, Thoracic Spine; W/O Contrast | $7,381.00 | $7,381.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Ct, Thoracic Spine; W/O Contrast | $7,381.00 | $7,381.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $318.65, median $1,041.00, highest $7,381.00 — a 23.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 31 facilities here, median $1,116.44. 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 20 of 22 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZHC CT THOR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $128.29 | file |