Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) MRI (with and without contrast) cost at US hospitals

MRI thoracic spine without and with contrast · CPT 72157

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Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) MRI (with and without contrast)

This scans the twelve vertebrae of the mid and upper back, before and after a gadolinium injection. Worn discs are far less common at this level than in the neck or low back, so a thoracic MRI is usually ordered because the concern is the spinal cord itself or the bone around it.

$358.82

lowest cash price

$2,998.00

national median

$28,834.54

highest cash price

925

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $358.82–$28,834.54 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$28,834.54

HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST — PASADENA, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($2,191.75) → Sep 1, 2026 ($8,058.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $1,954.68 $5,254.08 $6,098.04
Arizona 22 $418.30 $627.44 $3,943.73
Arkansas 7 $905.70 $1,730.52 $5,847.00
California 90 $775.11 $3,224.00 $11,109.33
Colorado 17 $445.30 $7,305.32 $24,552.00
Florida 80 $622.25 $8,743.77 $27,405.68
Georgia 25 $2,122.00 $2,429.31 $11,938.03
Hawaii 2 $1,122.56 $1,122.56 $2,325.00
Illinois 51 $1,287.00 $4,119.60 $6,492.96
Indiana 26 $582.60 $1,040.00 $4,507.36
Iowa 29 $1,643.20 $4,425.60 $8,094.00
Kansas 11 $1,688.40 $6,046.72 $17,932.14
Kentucky 24 $1,108.69 $4,507.36 $19,736.18
Louisiana 1 $991.12 $991.12 $991.12
Maine 7 $2,191.75 $3,186.60 $3,956.45
Maryland 2 $442.20 $442.20 $442.20
Michigan 27 $360.49 $3,520.00 $5,984.00
Minnesota 19 $912.00 $3,820.00 $4,724.80
Mississippi 11 $358.82 $1,388.74 $2,834.00
Missouri 20 $1,552.32 $2,560.80 $18,608.92
Montana 2 $2,860.80 $2,860.80 $2,889.60
Nebraska 12 $1,716.04 $1,748.88 $4,323.10
Nevada 3 $1,710.79 $2,203.96 $2,440.48
New Hampshire 1 $8,730.55 $8,730.55 $8,730.55
New Jersey 21 $390.30 $819.66 $1,188.73
New Mexico 2 $3,087.84 $3,087.84 $3,087.84
New York 22 $422.61 $422.61 $10,547.00
North Carolina 15 $1,861.50 $2,656.05 $7,374.00
North Dakota 4 $3,253.60 $3,856.00 $4,052.80
Ohio 54 $1,601.60 $2,197.00 $7,783.20
Oklahoma 16 $1,390.28 $2,889.25 $5,011.00
Oregon 13 $405.00 $1,934.40 $6,035.00
Pennsylvania 31 $700.50 $2,713.80 $9,808.20
South Carolina 11 $1,187.00 $2,560.20 $11,724.00
South Dakota 7 $3,919.20 $4,230.40 $5,039.20
Tennessee 38 $656.19 $953.70 $21,531.05
Texas 110 $1,144.50 $3,264.90 $28,834.54
Virginia 43 $656.19 $3,315.50 $17,753.00
Washington 32 $1,798.16 $2,425.20 $4,686.50
West Virginia 17 $1,588.80 $1,928.00 $4,926.60
Wisconsin 33 $1,111.50 $3,179.18 $7,450.60
Wyoming 4 $1,194.48 $1,736.87 $1,841.03

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $1,915.00 $539.81 – $3,064.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville, CA $1,917.00 $71.43 – $3,273.75
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH $1,925.30 $358.25 – $365.41
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $1,926.00 $355.95 – $2,568.00
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $1,928.00 not published
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $1,928.40 $316.75 – $1,705.83
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $1,928.40 $309.60 – $1,705.83
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $1,928.40 $309.60 – $1,705.83
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,928.40 $315.30 – $2,897.70
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,928.40 $316.88 – $1,705.83
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $1,934.40 $104.15 – $342.00
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $1,935.70 $336.39 – $336.39
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $1,935.70 $336.39 – $336.39
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $1,935.70 $336.39 – $336.39
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $1,935.70 $343.75 – $343.75
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $1,939.60 $336.39 – $349.85
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $1,940.80 $310.23 – $10,917.00
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $1,954.68 $339.95 – $772.93
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $1,972.32 $238.97 – $1,302.22
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $1,983.79 $59.96 – $3,393.55
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $1,983.79 $3.25 – $2,931.72
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $1,983.79 $59.88 – $2,950.89
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $2,002.00 $95.83 – $1,540.00
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $2,002.00 $108.31 – $2,464.00
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $2,003.40 $18.58 – $1,698.00
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $2,012.85 $324.22 – $907.82
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $2,016.56 $403.99 – $2,378.93
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $2,016.56 $341.05 – $2,138.36
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $2,018.46 $341.56 – $2,210.81
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $2,046.60 $18.58 – $472.40
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $2,049.45 $336.39 – $336.39
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $2,066.82 $339.95 – $1,047.33
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $2,071.00 $419.31 – $3,313.60
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $2,075.83 $419.31 – $3,164.79
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $2,076.00 $416.20 – $2,600.00
Banner Page Hospital Page, AZ $2,112.75 $99.72 – $1,788.75
Emory Hospital Perry Perry, GA $2,122.00 $307.95 – $954.63
Emory Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA $2,122.00 $312.52 – $954.63
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $2,125.00 $539.81 – $3,400.00
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH $2,143.70 not published
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $2,153.55 $18.58 – $3,088.78
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX $2,154.69 $276.95 – $3,113.99
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $2,156.00 not published
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $2,162.40 $341.85 – $478.59
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN $2,176.20 $59.87 – $700.00
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $2,176.20 $81.95 – $700.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $2,177.08 $315.33 – $5,148.50
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $2,177.08 $513.59 – $5,957.55
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN $2,187.00 $81.95 – $700.00
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME $2,191.75 $105.04 – $1,668.74

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