Thoracic spine CT cost in Starkville, MS
In Starkville, MS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast: from $736.00 to $1,194.54, with a median of $965.27. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County — $229.27 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $883.00 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 72128, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Starkville, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County lowest Starkville, MS · (662) 323-4320 CT SPINE THORACIC W/O CONTRAST | $736.00 | $1,150.00 | $81.04–$1,035.00 | 36% | — source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora, MS · (662) 258-6221 HC CT SCAN THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST - CT THORACIC SPINE WO CONTRAST | $1,194.54 | $2,778.00 | — | 57% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $736.00, median $965.27, highest $1,194.54 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
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.