Thoracic spine MRI cost in Chester, MT
In Chester, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the mid back (thoracic spine), no contrast dye: from $1,805.54 to $1,805.54, with a median of $1,805.54. Across Montana, the median is $1,747.04 at 20 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chester, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Chester lowest Chester, MT · (406) 759-5181 MR Exam | $1,805.54 | $2,777.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester lowest Chester, MT · (406) 759-5181 MR T Spine wo Contrast Limited | $1,805.54 | $2,777.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,805.54, median $1,805.54, highest $1,805.54.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,805.54. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72146 ($2,013.08). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR T Spine wo Contrast Limited - Report | $108.55 | file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR T Spine wo Contrast - Report | $108.55 | file |