Thoracic spine MRI cost in Alaska
In Alaska, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the mid back (thoracic spine), no contrast dye: from $1,069.00 to $8,953.49, with a median of $3,112.56. The lowest price is at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (Anchorage). The highest price is 8.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,112.56, is 62% above the US median of $1,920.00.
- That is 12.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Alaska ranks 46th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 72146. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 3, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,069.00Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Median$3,112.56half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,953.49in Alaska
Lowest saves$2,043.56vs the median
Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium lowest Anchorage · Anchorage, AK MRI scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | $1,069.00 | $1,069.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer · Anchorage, AK MRI Spine Thoracic WO | $1,750.50 | $5,835.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Norton Sound Health Nome · Nome, AK MRI scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | $2,305.00 | $4,610.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Ketchikan Medial Center Ketchikan · Ketchikan, AK MRI SCAN OF MIDDLE SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,381.60 | $3,664.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks · Fairbanks-College, AK MRI scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | $2,642.99 | $2,782.09 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| South Peninsula Hospital Homer · Homer, AK MRI scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | $3,048.46 | $4,064.61 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Bartlett Regional Hospital Juneau · Juneau, AK MRI scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | $3,176.66 | $3,737.25 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC MRI THORACIC SPINE W/O DYE | $3,249.48 | $4,166.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez · Valdez, AK HC MRI THORACIC SPINE W/O DYE | $3,531.84 | $4,528.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak · Kodiak, AK HC MRI THORACIC SPINE W/O DYE | $3,650.40 | $4,680.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Central Peninsula General Hospital Soldotna · Soldotna, AK MRI scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | $5,176.00 | $5,176.00 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Regional Hospital Anchorage · Anchorage, AK Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, thoracic; without contrast material | $8,953.49 | $8,953.49 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 4 | $1,069.00 | $2,499.99 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $2,642.99 | $2,642.99 |
| Homer, AK | 1 | $3,048.46 | $3,048.46 |
| Juneau, AK | 1 | $3,176.66 | $3,176.66 |
| Kodiak, AK | 1 | $3,650.40 | $3,650.40 |
| Ketchikan, AK | 1 | $2,381.60 | $2,381.60 |
| Nome, AK | 1 | $2,305.00 | $2,305.00 |
| Soldotna, AK | 1 | $5,176.00 | $5,176.00 |
| Valdez, AK | 1 | $3,531.84 | $3,531.84 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What thoracic spine MRI is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Thoracic spine MRI explained.
MRI of the mid back (thoracic spine), no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$1,516.59
- Arizona$1,794.76
- Arkansas$898.82
- California$2,894.40
- Colorado$2,352.56
- Connecticut$1,434.00
- Delaware$2,517.08
- District of Columbia$1,953.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,775.20
- Georgia$1,762.41
- Hawaii$1,965.00
- Idaho$1,600.88
- Illinois$2,846.58
- Indiana$1,004.64
- Iowa$2,276.67
- Kansas$1,192.70
- Kentucky$1,845.73
- Louisiana$959.31
- Maine$1,411.65
- Maryland$495.14
- Massachusetts$1,832.85
- Michigan$1,705.28
- Minnesota$2,002.00
- Mississippi$1,349.32
- Missouri$1,754.77
- Montana$1,752.39
- Nebraska$3,401.28
- Nevada$2,112.37
- New Hampshire$2,494.37
- New Jersey$621.37
- New Mexico$2,218.31
- New York$1,283.68
- North Carolina$2,097.00
- North Dakota$2,074.00
- Ohio$1,677.55
- Oklahoma$1,122.80
- Oregon$1,856.40
- Pennsylvania$2,069.20
- Puerto Rico$725.00
- Rhode Island$2,250.00
- South Carolina$2,161.95
- South Dakota$3,269.60
- Tennessee$976.83
- Texas$2,034.41
- Utah$4,273.11
- Vermont$3,562.90
- Virginia$2,000.00
- Washington$2,105.60
- West Virginia$1,347.75
- Wisconsin$2,210.00
- Wyoming$1,967.43
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.