Scans and imaging CPT 72128 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thoracic spine CT cost in Rochester, NY — inpatient

In Rochester, NY, 6 hospitals list a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast as an inpatient: from $151.01 to $630.00, with a median of $509.84. The lowest listed price is at Geneva General Hospital — $358.83 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $847.66 at 96 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 72128, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 12, 2024 and Aug 27, 2026.

Lowest$151.01Geneva General Hospital

Median$509.84half of hospitals charge less

Highest$630.00in this market

Difference4.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Rochester, NY.

median

Lowest $151.01Highest $630.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Geneva General Hospital lowest Geneva, NY · (315) 787-4175 CT THOR SPINE UNENHANCED File of Aug 27, 2026 · source file	$151.01	$377.52	—	60%
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC CT THORACIC SPINE WO CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$489.02	$611.28	—	20%
Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC CT THORACIC SPINE WO CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$499.36	$768.24	—	35%
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC CT THORACIC SPINE WO CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$520.31	$800.48	—	35%
Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC CT THORACIC SPINE WO CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$520.31	$800.48	—	35%
Orleans Community Health Medina, NY · (585) 798-8111 CT T SPINE WO CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Dec 12, 2024 · source file	$630.00	$1,575.00	$630.00–$1,575.00	60%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $151.01, median $509.84, highest $630.00 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $509.84 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.