Scans and imaging CPT 72146 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thoracic spine MRI cost in Savannah, GA — inpatient

In Savannah, GA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the mid back (thoracic spine), no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $718.50 to $718.50, with a median of $718.50. The lowest listed price is at Candler Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Georgia, the median is $1,762.41 at 36 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 72146, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 21, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$718.50Candler Hospital + 1 more
Median$718.50half pay less
Highest$718.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Savannah, GA.

median
Lowest $718.50Highest $718.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Candler Hospital lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Mri Thoracic Spine W/O Cont $718.50 $2,395.00 — 70% Jul 1, 2025
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St Josephs Hospital - Savannah lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Mri Thoracic Spine W/O Cont $718.50 $2,395.00 — 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $718.50, median $718.50, highest $718.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $718.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

An MRI of the thoracic spine makes detailed pictures of the middle section of the spine, between the neck and the lower back, including discs, vertebrae and the spinal cord. It is ordered for mid-back pain, suspected fractures or nerve symptoms. No contrast dye is used.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan of the mid-back section only. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.