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
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $682.20 $209.20 – $1,023.30
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $705.00 $105.33 – $2,115.00
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $705.00 $105.33 – $2,115.00
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $707.20 $11.61 – $1,731.57
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $707.50 $52.50 – $480.35
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $712.14 $264.17 – $2,072.00
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $742.75 $252.44 – $504.89
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $748.80 $210.27 – $1,204.00
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $752.00 $126.40 – $2,115.00
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL $755.20 $242.63 – $525.31
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $775.11 $306.34 – $14,394.90
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $775.50 $105.33 – $2,115.00
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $775.50 $105.33 – $2,115.00
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $775.50 $105.33 – $2,115.00
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $775.50 $105.33 – $2,115.00
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $786.24 $210.27 – $442.68
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $796.32 $241.72 – $1,820.16
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $797.17 $237.78 – $525.31
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $801.60 $306.88 – $2,283.31
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $808.26 $74.72 – $488.00
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $808.26 $74.72 – $488.00
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $809.00 $252.44 – $487.64
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $810.00 $252.44 – $487.64
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $811.95 $166.84 – $1,473.30
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $814.50 $462.09 – $527.63
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $822.00 $252.44 – $487.64
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $822.40 $192.03 – $441.44
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $824.50 $252.44 – $487.64
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $827.75 $294.17 – $5,250.30
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $827.75 $294.17 – $4,257.00
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $827.75 $294.17 – $4,257.00
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station, TX $827.75 $196.14 – $4,020.50
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $830.50 $221.92 – $441.71
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $833.45 $205.63 – $2,608.76
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $834.00 $462.09 – $527.63
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $835.00 $241.72 – $2,149.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $835.00 $241.72 – $2,149.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $835.00 $241.72 – $2,149.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $835.00 $241.72 – $2,149.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $835.00 $241.72 – $2,149.00
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $836.48 $184.20 – $711.65
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $839.98 $479.72 – $2,085.72
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $843.52 $281.87 – $4,613.00
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $846.79 $38.83 – $3,477.97
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $850.00 $252.44 – $487.64
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $850.00 $252.44 – $487.64
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $858.75 $205.63 – $3,063.75
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $868.50 not published
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $892.50 $221.92 – $351.47
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $892.50 $221.92 – $244.11

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