Scans and imaging CPT 72146 New Hampshire Outpatient

Thoracic spine MRI cost in New Hampshire

In New Hampshire, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the mid back (thoracic spine), no contrast dye: from $1,608.03 to $4,362.00, with a median of $1,948.10. The lowest price is at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital (Lebanon). The highest price is 2.7× 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$1,608.03Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Median$1,948.10half pay less
Highest$4,362.00in New Hampshire
Lowest saves$340.07vs the median

Hospitals in New Hampshire, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital lowest Lebanon · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT MRI THORACIC SPINE $1,608.03 $5,255.00 —
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Elliot Hospital Manchester · Manchester-Nashua, NH Hc Mr Spine Thoracic Wo Contrast $1,842.97 $4,981.00 Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua · Manchester-Nashua, NH HC MRI-SPINE THORACIC WO CONTRAST $1,882.14 $4,826.00 —
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Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough · Manchester-Nashua, NH MR T SPINE W/O CONTRAST $2,014.06 $3,356.77 Apr 1, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT MR SPINE THORACIC RED SERVICE W/O $2,024.55 $3,681.00 Jun 6, 2026
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MaineHealth North Conway · North Conway, NH HC MRI CHEST SPINE THORACIC W/O CONTRAST $4,362.00 $4,362.00 Sep 9, 2025
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Manchester-Nashua, NH 3 $1,842.97 $1,882.14
Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT 2 $1,608.03 $1,816.29
North Conway, NH 1 $4,362.00 $4,362.00

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.