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
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX $902.88 $156.48 – $1,969.00
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ $907.99 $184.08 – $2,845.92
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $913.50 not published
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $926.25 $205.63 – $3,063.75
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $928.44 $531.39 – $1,752.66
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $930.30 $167.52 – $669.56
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $944.58 $219.44 – $614.43
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX $946.50 $239.69 – $467.39
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX $946.50 $239.69 – $958.76
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $946.50 $239.69 – $467.39
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX $946.50 $239.69 – $467.39
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX $946.50 $239.69 – $958.76
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $946.50 $239.69 – $467.39
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX $946.50 $239.69 – $467.39
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX $946.50 $239.69 – $479.38
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX $946.50 $491.06 – $491.06
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $949.41 $140.10 – $1,805.60
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $950.00 $250.32 – $414.22
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $950.00 $255.69 – $414.22
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $950.00 $250.32 – $414.22
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $950.00 $255.69 – $414.22
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $956.04 $99.73 – $202.95
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $959.58 $198.48 – $1,441.45
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $963.79 $223.73 – $1,112.50
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $969.60 not published
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $976.62 $100.59 – $919.72
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $976.62 $100.59 – $787.51
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $976.62 $100.59 – $778.45
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $976.62 $100.59 – $778.45
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $976.62 $100.59 – $678.88
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $976.62 $100.59 – $151.98
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $976.83 $167.52 – $560.44
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $976.83 $167.52 – $560.44
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $983.92 $143.88 – $779.32
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $991.07 $192.03 – $441.44
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $992.68 $241.72 – $246.55
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $1,001.88 $179.77 – $579.77
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $1,002.12 $179.77 – $560.44
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $1,003.00 $230.64 – $253.70
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $1,006.36 $180.91 – $180.91
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $1,006.36 $115.97 – $241.65
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $1,009.60 $259.86 – $525.31
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $1,012.48 $223.73 – $2,827.78
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $1,018.21 $213.83 – $459.38
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $1,029.40 $38.80 – $2,277.77
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $1,032.80 $233.84 – $628.23
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $1,032.80 $236.56 – $635.54
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $1,032.80 $235.10 – $631.61
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $1,032.80 $233.84 – $628.23
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $1,032.80 $235.10 – $631.61

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