Scans and imaging CPT 72146 Illinois Outpatient

Thoracic spine MRI cost in Illinois

In Illinois, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the mid back (thoracic spine), no contrast dye: from $254.00 to $6,213.00, with a median of $1,777.50. The lowest price is at Mercy Medical Center (Aurora) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 24.5× the lowest.

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 Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$254.00Mercy Medical Center + 1 more

Median$1,777.50half pay less

Highest$6,213.00in Illinois

Lowest saves$1,523.50vs the median

Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
Mercy Medical Center lowest Aurora · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI T-SPINE SURVEY WO CONTRAST	$254.00	$4,772.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Saint Francis Hospital lowest Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI, DORSAL SPINE	$254.00	$2,877.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Roseland Community Hospital Association Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI scan of middle spinal canal without contrast	$302.84	$597.00	Jul 1, 2026 source file
Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City · St. Louis, MO-IL MR-THOR SPINE WO	$429.59	$715.99	— source file
Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital Anna · Anna, IL CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL THORACIC W/O CONTRAST MATRL	$439.60	$1,256.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Trinity Medical Center Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PR MRI, DORSAL SPINE	$523.20	$654.00	Jan 28, 2026 source file
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, IL CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL THORACIC W/O CONTRAST MATRL	$590.80	$1,688.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR Scan Spine Thor-WO/Con	$744.04	$3,916.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI scan of middle spinal canal without contrast	$817.08	$2,918.16	Aug 24, 2026 source file
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR Scan Spine Thor-WO/Con	$900.68	$3,916.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI THORACIC SPINE W/O CONT	$949.41	$2,877.00	— source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI, DORSAL SPINE	$950.00	$3,800.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI, DORSAL SPINE	$950.00	$3,800.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI, DORSAL SPINE	$950.00	$3,800.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI, DORSAL SPINE	$950.00	$3,800.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Heartland Regional Medical Center Marion · Marion-Herrin, IL HC MRI THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$953.72	$5,019.53	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL MRI CHEST SPINE W/O DYE	$1,179.27	$4,430.00	— source file
Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR THORACIC SPINE LTD WITHOUT DYE	$1,210.00	$2,420.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR T SPINE WO DYE	$1,210.00	$2,420.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR T SPINE WO DYE	$1,350.00	$2,700.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Spine Thoracic w/o Contrast BCE	$1,381.76	$4,063.99	Mar 17, 2025 source file
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI THORACIC SPINE SURVEY WO CON	$1,425.00	$2,850.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR T SPINE WO DYE	$1,505.00	$3,010.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Spine Thoracic w/o Contrast	$1,548.85	$4,555.45	Mar 17, 2025 source file
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR THORACIC SPINE LTD WO DYE	$1,650.00	$3,300.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR T SPINE WO DYE	$1,650.00	$3,300.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Community First Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI scan of middle spinal canal without contrast	$1,653.25	$3,306.50	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR THORACIC SPINE LTD WITHOUT DYE	$1,700.00	$3,400.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR THORACIC SPINE LTD WITHOUT DYE	$1,700.00	$3,400.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MR Spine Thoracic wo Contrast	$1,741.80	$2,903.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MR Spine Thoracic wo Contrast	$1,741.80	$2,903.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI THORACIC SPINE SURVEY WO CON	$1,765.00	$3,530.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR T SPINE WO DYE	$1,790.00	$3,580.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC MRI T-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$2,338.56	$3,248.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Thor Spine W/O Contrast	$2,540.20	$3,908.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Thor Spine W/O Contrast	$2,540.20	$3,908.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Thor Spine W/O Contrast	$2,540.20	$3,908.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Thor Spine W/O Contrast	$2,540.20	$3,908.00	— source file
Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, IL HC MRI T-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$2,881.44	$4,002.00	— source file
St Francis Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Litchfield · Litchfield, IL HC MRI T-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$3,098.16	$4,303.00	— source file
St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese · St. Louis, MO-IL HC MRI T-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$3,099.60	$4,305.00	— source file
Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville · St. Louis, MO-IL HC MRI T-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$3,178.08	$4,414.00	— source file
Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb Mri Chest Spine W/O Dye	$3,254.00	$3,254.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL HC MRI T-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$3,273.84	$4,547.00	— source file
St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL HC MRI T-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$3,329.28	$4,624.00	— source file
St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL HC MRI T-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$3,399.84	$4,722.00	— source file
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H MR SPINE THORACIC NEURO WO CONTR	$3,460.10	$4,943.00	— source file
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Chest Spine W/O Dye	$3,809.40	$5,442.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Chest Spine W/O Dye	$3,809.40	$5,442.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Chest Spine W/O Dye	$3,809.40	$5,442.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Chest Spine W/O Dye	$3,809.40	$5,442.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Chest Spine W/O Dye	$3,809.40	$5,442.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Chest Spine W/O Dye	$3,809.40	$5,442.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Chest Spine W/O Dye	$3,809.40	$5,442.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Chest Spine W/O Dye	$3,809.40	$5,442.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Decatur · Decatur, IL HC MRI T-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$4,047.84	$5,622.00	— source file
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI THOR SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$4,397.00	$4,397.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI THOR SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$4,397.00	$4,397.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI THOR SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$4,397.00	$4,397.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Spinal Canal And Contents, Thoracic; Without Contrast Material	$4,717.00	$4,717.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Edward Hospital Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI THORACIC SPINAL CANAL AND CONTENTS WITHOUT CONTRAST	$5,582.00	$5,582.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI THORACIC SPINAL CANAL AND CONTENTS WITHOUT CONTRAST	$5,582.00	$5,582.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI CHEST SPINE W/O DYE	$5,888.80	$5,888.80	— source file
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Spinal Canal And Contents, Thoracic; Without Contrast Material	$6,213.00	$6,213.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	47	$254.00	$1,765.00
St. Louis, MO-IL	5	$429.59	$3,099.60
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	3	$523.20	$1,741.80
Anna, IL	1	$439.60	$439.60
Charleston-Mattoon, IL	1	$3,273.84	$3,273.84
Decatur, IL	1	$4,047.84	$4,047.84
Kankakee, IL	1	$1,179.27	$1,179.27
Litchfield, IL	1	$3,098.16	$3,098.16
Marion-Herrin, IL	1	$953.72	$953.72
Mount Vernon, IL	1	$590.80	$590.80
Shelbyville, IL	1	$2,881.44	$2,881.44
Springfield, IL	1	$3,399.84	$3,399.84

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.

MRI of the mid back (thoracic spine), no contrast dye in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.