Thoracic spine CT cost in Redding, CA
In Redding, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast: from $3,860.81 to $3,860.81, with a median of $3,860.81. Across California, the median is $2,808.00 at 195 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA · (530) 225-6102 CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $3,860.81 | $7,615.00 | $135.12–$7,462.70 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,860.81, median $3,860.81, highest $3,860.81.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,860.81. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 ($1,369.20). 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.
| Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding, CACT SP THOR W/O CM | $133.00 | file |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding, CACT SP THOR W/O CM EXT | $133.00 | file |