Thoracic spine CT cost in Salem, OH
In Salem, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast: from $1,409.25 to $1,409.25, with a median of $1,409.25. Across Ohio, the median is $884.13 at 132 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Regional Medical Center Salem, OH · (330) 332-7214 THORACIC SPINE CT | $1,409.25 | $1,409.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,409.25, median $1,409.25, highest $1,409.25.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,409.25. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OHCT THORACIC SPINE WO CONTRAST | $98.00 | file |