Scans and imaging CPT 72146 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thoracic spine MRI cost in Mullins, SC — inpatient

In Mullins, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the mid back (thoracic spine), no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $2,960.00 to $2,960.00, with a median of $2,960.00. Across South Carolina, the median is $2,960.00 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72146, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,960.00MUSC Health Marion Medical Center
Median$2,960.00half pay less
Highest$2,960.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins, SC · (843) 431-2000 HB MRI T-SPINE W/O CONTRAST $2,960.00 $5,920.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,960.00, median $2,960.00, highest $2,960.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,960.00 — 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.