Thoracic spine CT cost in Whitewater, WI — inpatient
In Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast as an inpatient: from $1,470.00 to $2,160.62, with a median of $1,815.31. The lowest listed price is at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center — $345.31 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $1,470.00 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 72128, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 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 Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Lakeland Medical Center lowest Elkhorn, WI · (262) 741-2000 CT T SPINE W/O DYE | $1,470.00 | $2,940.00 | $1,764.00–$2,499.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Walworth Lake Geneva, WI · (262) 245-0535 HC CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $2,160.62 | $2,880.83 | — | 25% | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,470.00, median $1,815.31, highest $2,160.62 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,815.31 — 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 and 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.