Thoracic spine CT cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 91 hospitals publish a cash price for thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast: from $138.37 to $4,903.56, with a median of $1,231.68. The lowest price is at St Joseph Regional Health Network (Reading). The highest price is 35.4× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 72128. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$138.37St Joseph Regional Health Network
Median$1,231.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,903.56in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$1,093.31vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Regional Health Network lowest Reading · Reading, PA CT Spine Thoracic w/o Contrast | $138.37 | $532.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 72128 CT SPINE THORACIC W/O CONTRAST Tech | $154.23 | $532.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 72128 CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE Tech | $167.42 | $532.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA CT Spine Thoracic w/o Contrast - Report | $176.25 | $532.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA CT Scan of Middle Spine Without Contrast | $286.50 | $2,559.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA CT Scan of Middle Spine Without Contrast | $286.50 | $1,610.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA CT Scan of Middle Spine Without Contrast | $286.50 | $3,246.75 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA CT Scan of Middle Spine Without Contrast | $286.50 | $1,462.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA CT Scan of Middle Spine Without Contrast | $286.50 | $1,610.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA CT Scan of Middle Spine Without Contrast | $286.50 | $2,559.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA CT Scan of Middle Spine Without Contrast | $286.50 | $1,462.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA CT Scan of Middle Spine Without Contrast | $286.50 | $1,462.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA CT THORACIC SPINE W/O C 72128 | $343.44 | $954.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA CT SCAN OF MIDDLE SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $469.00 | $938.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA CT Spine Thoracic w/o Contrast | $498.24 | $1,384.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA CT THORACIC SPINE, UNENHANCED | $567.90 | $1,893.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA THORACIC UNEN RECONSTRUCTED | $580.87 | $683.38 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Thoracic Spine Plain - CT | $691.49 | $1,152.47 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONT | $751.80 | $1,253.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA CT T SPINE W/O CONT | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA CT DORSAL SPINE WO/CONTRAST | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $790.20 | $1,756.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Endless Mountains Health Systems Montrose · Montrose, PA CT T SPINE W/O | $819.70 | $1,171.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $847.80 | $1,413.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Computed tomography, thoracic spine; without contrast material | $863.60 | $2,159.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Meadville Medical Center Meadville · Meadville, PA CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $870.00 | $1,450.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC CT THORACIC W/O CNTRST | $876.00 | $1,460.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC CT THORACIC W/O CNTRST | $876.00 | $1,460.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC CT THORACIC W/O CNTRST | $876.00 | $1,460.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC CT THORACIC W/O CNTRST | $876.00 | $1,460.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC CT THORACIC W/O CNTRST | $876.00 | $1,460.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC CT THORACIC W/O CNTRST | $876.00 | $1,460.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA CT DORS. SPINE W/O | $896.03 | $1,280.05 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA CT DORS. SPINE W/O | $896.03 | $1,280.05 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ct Thoracic Spine Wo Contrast | $925.20 | $2,313.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ct Thoracic Spine Wo Contrast | $925.20 | $2,313.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ct Thoracic Spine Wo Contrast | $925.20 | $2,313.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ct Thoracic Spine Wo Contrast | $925.20 | $2,313.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Titusville Area Hospital Titusville · Oil City, PA CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $956.40 | $1,594.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC CT THOR SPINE WO CNTRST | $1,068.76 | $1,388.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA HC CT THOR SPINE WO CNTRST | $1,084.10 | $1,465.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,110.00 | $1,110.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CT THOR SPINE WO CNTRST | $1,125.66 | $1,542.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA CT THORACIC WO | $1,167.00 | $1,945.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $1,209.00 | $2,015.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA CT-THOR SPINE WO | $1,231.68 | $5,132.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA CT-THOR SPINE WO | $1,253.88 | $4,644.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA CT-THOR SPINE WO | $1,253.88 | $4,644.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Saint Vincent Health Center Erie · Erie, PA HC CT THOR SPINE WO CNTRST | $1,264.44 | $1,542.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA CT Spine Thoracic w/o Contrast | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA CT Spine Thoracic w/o Contrast | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA CT Spine Thoracic w/o Contrast | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA CT Spine Thoracic w/o Contrast | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA CT Spine Thoracic w/o Contrast | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $1,361.40 | $2,269.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $1,368.00 | $2,280.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC CT Thoracic Spine W/O Contrast | $1,430.65 | $2,201.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC CT Thoracic Spine W/O Contrast | $1,692.60 | $2,604.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $1,740.00 | $2,900.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC CT Thoracic Spine W/O Contrast | $1,771.90 | $2,726.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $1,795.80 | $2,993.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $1,810.20 | $3,017.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $1,815.00 | $3,025.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $1,863.00 | $3,105.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $1,906.80 | $3,178.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $1,950.00 | $3,250.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $2,020.20 | $3,367.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA CT T-Spine W/O Contrast | $2,066.44 | $2,583.05 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $2,074.20 | $3,457.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $2,074.20 | $3,457.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $2,074.20 | $3,457.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA CT T-Spine W/O Contrast | $2,087.60 | $2,609.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA CT THORACIC SPINE WO CONTR | $2,205.99 | $2,205.99 | Jul 4, 2024 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA CT T-Spine W/O Contrast | $2,488.80 | $3,111.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $2,937.00 | $4,895.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $3,223.80 | $3,582.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $3,223.80 | $3,582.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CT THORACIC SPINE WO CON | $3,223.80 | $5,373.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $3,245.30 | $3,910.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $3,245.30 | $3,910.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $3,245.30 | $3,910.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $3,245.30 | $3,910.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $3,245.30 | $3,910.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $3,245.30 | $3,910.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $3,245.30 | $3,910.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $3,245.30 | $3,910.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $3,304.80 | $3,672.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $3,304.80 | $3,672.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA CT T-SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $3,458.00 | $4,940.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD CT CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $3,643.00 | $3,643.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD CT T-Spine WO Contrast | $4,903.56 | $4,903.56 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 17 | $469.00 | $1,361.40 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 12 | $691.49 | $1,561.62 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 7 | $3,245.30 | $3,245.30 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 4 | $167.42 | $526.12 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 4 | $286.50 | $581.25 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $154.23 | $286.50 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $2,066.44 | $2,087.60 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $1,231.68 | $1,253.88 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $1,209.00 | $1,248.00 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $286.50 | $286.50 |
| Erie, PA | 2 | $1,264.44 | $1,585.62 |
| Hermitage, PA | 2 | $1,815.00 | $2,010.50 |
| Oil City, PA | 2 | $956.40 | $1,162.20 |
| Pottsville, PA | 2 | $3,223.80 | $3,223.80 |
| Somerset, PA | 2 | $580.87 | $728.44 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $2,074.20 | $2,074.20 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $1,167.00 | $1,167.00 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $751.80 | $751.80 |
| DuBois, PA | 1 | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $847.80 | $847.80 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 1 | $3,245.30 | $3,245.30 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $286.50 | $286.50 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $3,458.00 | $3,458.00 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 |
| Indiana, PA | 1 | $498.24 | $498.24 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $863.60 | $863.60 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $286.50 | $286.50 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $286.50 | $286.50 |
| Montrose, PA | 1 | $819.70 | $819.70 |
| Meadville, PA | 1 | $870.00 | $870.00 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $343.44 | $343.44 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $138.37 | $138.37 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 |
| State College, PA | 1 | $790.20 | $790.20 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $896.03 | $896.03 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $2,074.20 | $2,074.20 |
| Warren, PA | 1 | $1,110.00 | $1,110.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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.
Thoracic spine (mid back) CT scan without contrast in other states
- Alabama$1,178.21
- Alaska$2,520.23
- Arizona$1,116.44
- Arkansas$720.41
- California$2,808.00
- Colorado$1,491.38
- Connecticut$1,041.00
- Delaware$2,625.63
- District of Columbia$1,499.00
- Florida$3,035.58
- Georgia$1,275.00
- Hawaii$1,279.20
- Idaho$904.50
- Illinois$2,160.62
- Indiana$868.00
- Iowa$1,381.20
- Kansas$981.75
- Kentucky$1,260.97
- Louisiana$704.96
- Maine$1,017.05
- Maryland$181.30
- Massachusetts$1,253.70
- Michigan$990.68
- Minnesota$1,343.45
- Mississippi$883.00
- Missouri$1,301.95
- Montana$1,400.26
- Nebraska$2,301.90
- Nevada$2,081.00
- New Hampshire$1,273.11
- New Jersey$492.06
- New Mexico$1,624.65
- New York$847.66
- North Carolina$1,425.85
- North Dakota$1,279.20
- Ohio$894.00
- Oklahoma$1,013.08
- Oregon$1,207.05
- Puerto Rico$250.00
- Rhode Island$1,224.00
- South Carolina$1,709.50
- South Dakota$2,178.40
- Tennessee$739.69
- Texas$1,890.44
- Utah$2,826.08
- Vermont$1,777.56
- Virginia$1,608.50
- Washington$1,440.00
- West Virginia$818.25
- Wisconsin$1,470.00
- Wyoming$1,789.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.