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

MRI thoracic spine without contrast · CPT 72146

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Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) MRI (without contrast)

This scans the middle section of the spine, behind the ribcage. It is ordered less often than neck or lower back MRI, and usually for a different reason: a compression fracture, or symptoms suggesting the spinal cord is being squeezed at that level. No dye and no radiation.

$233.59

lowest cash price

$2,034.41

national median

$19,355.60

highest cash price

932

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $233.59–$19,355.60 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$233.59

Henry Ford Rochester Hospital — Rochester, MI

Most expensive published cash price

$19,355.60

HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE — PARKER, CO

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,296.25) → Sep 1, 2026 ($6,544.52)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $1,255.80 $3,249.48 $3,650.40
Arizona 22 $278.86 $418.30 $3,443.63
Arkansas 7 $561.60 $1,018.21 $3,450.00
California 90 $607.50 $2,392.00 $9,452.85
Colorado 17 $296.87 $5,468.12 $19,355.60
Florida 81 $558.05 $6,129.50 $17,373.43
Georgia 25 $1,415.18 $1,762.41 $11,676.27
Hawaii 2 $843.52 $843.52 $1,965.00
Illinois 51 $949.41 $3,092.65 $4,771.20
Indiana 26 $582.60 $824.50 $3,225.02
Iowa 30 $1,033.50 $2,551.90 $4,562.00
Kansas 11 $1,343.20 $4,032.52 $13,016.93
Kentucky 26 $839.98 $3,205.20 $17,106.64
Louisiana 1 $598.00 $598.00 $598.00
Maine 7 $1,296.25 $2,181.10 $2,554.55
Maryland 2 $247.20 $247.20 $247.20
Michigan 27 $233.59 $1,902.00 $4,715.20
Minnesota 19 $547.30 $2,707.20 $3,441.60
Mississippi 11 $263.12 $992.68 $1,427.28
Missouri 20 $1,180.08 $1,485.00 $12,686.18
Montana 2 $1,331.20 $1,331.20 $1,821.60
Nebraska 12 $1,144.02 $1,561.56 $3,894.70
Nevada 3 $1,140.52 $1,300.32 $1,439.87
New Hampshire 1 $4,362.00 $4,362.00 $4,362.00
New Jersey 21 $264.17 $491.04 $712.14
New Mexico 2 $1,821.12 $1,821.12 $1,821.12
New York 22 $286.04 $286.04 $6,747.00
North Carolina 15 $1,410.50 $2,013.08 $3,994.00
North Dakota 4 $2,102.40 $2,102.40 $3,093.60
Ohio 54 $1,032.80 $1,507.35 $5,316.00
Oklahoma 16 $976.62 $1,975.05 $3,948.00
Oregon 13 $262.44 $1,284.00 $2,343.75
Pennsylvania 32 $454.00 $1,656.00 $6,214.20
South Carolina 11 $830.50 $1,673.40 $11,629.00
South Dakota 7 $2,735.20 $3,200.00 $3,687.20
Tennessee 38 $593.63 $775.50 $11,581.99
Texas 112 $676.62 $2,192.54 $19,284.56
Virginia 43 $593.63 $2,000.00 $11,850.00
Washington 32 $1,057.44 $1,854.72 $3,458.70
West Virginia 17 $868.50 $1,381.00 $3,243.60
Wisconsin 33 $808.26 $2,110.00 $5,147.81
Wyoming 4 $796.32 $1,157.91 $1,227.35

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $2,748.90 $231.76 – $394.52
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $2,761.20 $225.74 – $234.77
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $2,789.15 $227.83 – $236.94
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $2,796.00 $197.27 – $1,262.92
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $2,796.95 $105.20 – $1,078.95
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $2,811.25 $105.20 – $912.30
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $2,847.75 $231.40 – $416.51
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN $2,851.80 $35.32 – $700.00
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $2,851.80 $165.69 – $760.00
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $2,871.00 $146.57 – $475.58
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $2,876.30 $255.69 – $255.69
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $2,879.20 $253.81 – $3,239.10
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville, IL $2,881.44 $382.15 – $2,862.00
Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion, SD $2,896.00 $1,067.90 – $3,258.00
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA $2,915.90 $214.06 – $4,486.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $2,921.37 $64.86 – $3,103.95
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $2,922.81 $113.49 – $2,372.00
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale, CA $2,936.94 $265.87 – $7,207.20
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $2,951.20 $217.13 – $491.89
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $2,953.20 not published
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $2,954.23 $265.87 – $6,655.12
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $2,960.10 $64.86 – $1,491.15
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $2,975.70 $227.83 – $236.94
Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $2,975.70 not published
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley, MN $2,976.00 $253.81 – $3,348.00
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $2,976.00 $176.78 – $3,348.00
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Ottawa, IL $2,982.60 $255.69 – $260.80
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN $2,993.60 $253.81 – $3,367.80
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC $3,009.50 $231.86 – $255.05
ARH Our Lady of the Way Hospital Martin, KY $3,010.20 $760.00 – $760.00
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale, WA $3,021.84 $913.06 – $6,162.15
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA $3,040.00 $239.62 – $1,243.84
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $3,043.20 $1,300.97 – $3,423.60
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $3,044.80 $1,084.71 – $3,425.40
Morgan County ARH Hospital Liberty, KY $3,052.80 $760.00 – $760.00
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $3,084.90 $306.88 – $2,123.91
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $3,090.60 $64.86 – $1,135.79
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $3,091.80 $145.76 – $894.92
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $3,092.65 $255.69 – $268.47
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $3,092.65 $255.69 – $268.47
Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND $3,093.60 $178.53 – $3,480.30
HSHS St. Francis Hospital LITCHFIELD, IL $3,098.16 $149.70 – $4,303.00
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $3,099.60 $102.28 – $4,305.00
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $3,106.40 not published
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $3,119.16 $69.38 – $2,877.90
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA $3,125.20 $224.79 – $4,808.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls, IA $3,125.20 $224.79 – $4,808.00
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $3,165.86 $64.86 – $1,484.00
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $3,178.08 $102.28 – $2,862.00
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $3,200.00 $1,256.00 – $3,600.00

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