Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) MRI (with contrast) cost at US hospitals

MRI thoracic spine with contrast · CPT 72147

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Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) MRI (with contrast)

This records an MRI of the mid and upper back in which the images were made after gadolinium was injected. Contrast is given in the spine when the question is whether something is active — a tumor deposit, an infection in a disc space, inflammation in the cord itself.

$218.46

lowest cash price

$2,369.00

national median

$23,489.95

highest cash price

864

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $218.46–$23,489.95 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$218.46

ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST — Fort Bragg, CA

Most expensive published cash price

$23,489.95

HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE — Lone Tree, CO

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,864.50) → Sep 1, 2026 ($5,893.25)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 3 $1,583.82 $3,350.88 $3,841.50
Arizona 22 $348.58 $522.87 $3,856.92
Arkansas 7 $643.80 $1,527.60 $4,970.00
California 88 $218.46 $2,860.00 $10,398.39
Colorado 17 $371.23 $6,115.59 $23,489.95
Florida 80 $590.15 $6,507.93 $19,170.42
Georgia 25 $1,567.62 $2,001.87 $5,573.76
Hawaii 2 $928.00 $928.00 $2,257.50
Illinois 51 $1,043.46 $3,403.80 $4,771.20
Indiana 26 $582.60 $919.00 $3,565.20
Iowa 21 $1,119.44 $2,503.39 $4,520.28
Kansas 11 $1,500.80 $4,879.79 $16,294.17
Kentucky 18 $1,100.55 $3,258.04 $5,293.49
Louisiana 2 $768.56 $768.56 $768.56
Maine 7 $1,864.50 $2,702.50 $3,136.80
Maryland 1 $388.80 $388.80 $388.80
Michigan 27 $287.17 $2,949.00 $4,715.20
Minnesota 19 $729.74 $3,209.60 $3,636.80
Mississippi 9 $817.00 $1,318.36 $1,505.25
Missouri 18 $1,304.16 $1,705.00 $18,044.55
Montana 2 $1,895.20 $1,895.20 $2,183.20
Nebraska 12 $1,430.03 $1,577.10 $4,089.35
Nevada 3 $1,425.65 $1,939.51 $2,147.65
New Hampshire 1 $4,713.95 $4,713.95 $4,713.95
New Jersey 21 $390.30 $618.23 $896.60
New Mexico 2 $2,794.68 $2,794.68 $2,794.68
New York 22 $422.61 $422.61 $7,597.00
North Carolina 15 $1,778.50 $2,413.48 $5,863.86
North Dakota 4 $2,558.40 $3,183.20 $3,355.20
Ohio 53 $1,093.60 $2,110.55 $5,350.80
Oklahoma 14 $972.27 $1,934.35 $3,215.55
Oregon 11 $315.90 $1,386.75 $3,697.50
Pennsylvania 31 $633.50 $2,713.80 $8,004.00
South Carolina 10 $857.40 $1,202.50 $10,794.00
South Dakota 6 $3,048.80 $3,240.00 $3,603.20
Tennessee 38 $624.68 $775.50 $13,708.77
Texas 114 $910.53 $2,536.80 $19,795.00
Virginia 38 $624.68 $2,644.00 $9,731.00
Washington 32 $608.43 $2,122.89 $3,614.80
West Virginia 11 $836.00 $1,943.00 $3,242.40
Wisconsin 32 $877.23 $2,210.00 $3,234.00
Wyoming 4 $995.40 $1,447.39 $1,534.19

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $782.31 $326.00 – $2,072.00
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $783.82 $188.77 – $2,010.00
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $785.70 $150.16 – $2,072.00
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $795.81 $266.89 – $2,253.75
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $799.28 $400.67 – $2,072.00
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $804.56 $139.46 – $870.22
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $817.00 $310.67 – $1,204.00
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $825.31 $326.00 – $2,072.00
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $836.00 $63.05 – $1,694.87
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $843.05 $351.31 – $824.45
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $846.72 $271.40 – $1,323.00
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $857.40 not published
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $860.72 $46.77 – $3,763.06
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $877.23 $89.95 – $720.99
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $877.23 $89.95 – $720.99
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $887.50 $357.13 – $2,289.43
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $887.50 $357.13 – $2,289.43
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $887.50 $357.13 – $2,289.43
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $887.50 $357.13 – $2,289.43
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $887.50 $357.13 – $2,289.43
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $896.60 $326.00 – $2,072.00
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $901.32 $310.67 – $654.04
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $902.00 $369.11 – $799.03
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $903.00 $369.11 – $799.03
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $907.50 $757.16 – $864.55
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $910.53 $461.69 – $5,775.33
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $910.53 $461.69 – $4,682.70
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $910.53 $461.69 – $4,682.70
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station, TX $910.53 $281.34 – $4,422.55
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $916.00 $369.11 – $799.03
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $919.00 $369.11 – $799.03
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $926.10 not published
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $928.00 $412.14 – $5,075.00
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $929.50 $757.16 – $864.55
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $935.00 $324.48 – $557.14
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $944.35 $13.94 – $1,873.51
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $947.50 $369.11 – $799.03
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $947.50 $369.11 – $799.03
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $948.00 $283.71 – $652.20
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $972.27 $120.96 – $1,358.84
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $972.27 $120.96 – $894.05
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $972.27 $120.96 – $883.77
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $972.27 $120.96 – $883.77
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $972.27 $120.96 – $770.73
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $972.27 $120.96 – $236.06
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $985.14 $285.35 – $2,107.81
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $995.40 $357.13 – $2,275.20
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $1,004.50 $324.48 – $443.33
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $1,004.50 $324.48 – $356.93
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $1,015.31 $266.89 – $1,842.30

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