Scans and imaging CPT 72128 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thoracic spine CT cost in Goldendale, WA — inpatient

In Goldendale, WA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast as an inpatient: from $1,560.00 to $1,560.00, with a median of $1,560.00. Across Washington, the median is $1,426.18 at 58 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72128, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 2, 2024 and Dec 2, 2024.

Lowest$1,560.00Klickitat Valley Hospital

Median$1,560.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,560.00in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale, WA · (509) 773-4022 CT Thoracic Spine wo Contrast File of Dec 2, 2024 · source file	$1,560.00	$1,950.00	—	20%

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 $1,560.00, median $1,560.00, highest $1,560.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,560.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.