Scans and imaging CPT 72146 Outpatient

Thoracic spine MRI cost in Weatherford, OK

In Weatherford, OK, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the mid back (thoracic spine), no contrast dye: from $965.60 to $1,663.20, with a median of $1,314.40. The lowest listed price is at Weatherford Regional Hospital, INC of Weatherford — $348.80 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $1,070.40 at 35 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 72146, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 24, 2026 and Jun 24, 2026.

Lowest$965.60Weatherford Regional Hospital, INC of Weatherford
Median$1,314.40half pay less
Highest$1,663.20in this market
Difference1.7×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 Weatherford, OK.

median
Lowest $965.60Highest $1,663.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Weatherford Regional Hospital, INC of Weatherford lowest Weatherford, OK · (580) 772-5551 MRI scan of middle spinal canal without contrast $965.60 $1,207.00 $301.09–$1,207.00 20% Jun 24, 2026
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Cordell Memorial Hospital 0189 Cordell, OK · (580) 832-3339 MRI scan of middle spinal canal without contrast $1,663.20 $2,079.00 $319.00–$2,079.00 20% Jun 24, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $965.60, median $1,314.40, highest $1,663.20 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.