Scans and imaging CPT 72128 Outpatient

Thoracic spine CT cost in Seward, AK

In Seward, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast: from $2,683.98 to $2,683.98, with a median of $2,683.98. Across Alaska, the median is $2,520.23 at 16 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72128, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,683.98Providence Seward Hospital
Median$2,683.98half pay less
Highest$2,683.98in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Seward Hospital Seward, AK · (907) 224-5205 HC CT CHEST SPINE WO CONTRAST $2,683.98 $3,441.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $2,683.98, median $2,683.98, highest $2,683.98.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,683.98. 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.