Scans and imaging CPT 72128 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thoracic spine CT cost in Point Pleasant, WV — inpatient

In Point Pleasant, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast as an inpatient: from $830.06 to $830.06, with a median of $830.06. Across West Virginia, the median is $808.50 at 33 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72128, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$830.06Rivers Health
Median$830.06half pay less
Highest$830.06in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CON $830.06 $2,593.94 $54.88–$2,447.11 68% —
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Inpatient: lowest $830.06, median $830.06, highest $830.06.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $830.06 — 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.