Scans and imaging CPT 72146 Outpatient

Thoracic spine MRI cost in Toccoa, GA

In Toccoa, GA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the mid back (thoracic spine), no contrast dye: from $202.20 to $202.20, with a median of $202.20. Across Georgia, the median is $1,762.41 at 83 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72146, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 19, 2026 and May 19, 2026.

Lowest$202.20Stephens County Hospital
Median$202.20half pay less
Highest$202.20in 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 Toccoa, GA.

median
Lowest $202.20Highest $829.65

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Stephens County Hospital lowest Toccoa, GA · (706) 282-4250 MRI THORACIC SPINE WO DYE $202.20 $337.00 — 40% May 19, 2026
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Stephens County Hospital Toccoa, GA · (706) 282-4250 MRI THORACIC WO CONTRAST $829.65 $1,382.75 $235.25–$1,244.48 40% May 19, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $202.20, median $202.20, highest $202.20.

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.