Scans and imaging CPT 72146 Puerto Rico Outpatient

Thoracic spine MRI cost in Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the mid back (thoracic spine), no contrast dye: from $630.00 to $750.00, with a median of $690.00. The lowest price is at Hospital Episcopal San Lucas Ponce (Ponce). The highest price is 1.2× 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 22, 2026.

Lowest$630.00Hospital Episcopal San Lucas Ponce
Median$690.00half pay less
Highest$750.00in Puerto Rico
Lowest saves$60.00vs the median

Hospitals in Puerto Rico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Hospital Episcopal San Lucas Ponce lowest Ponce · Ponce, PR MRI SPIN CANL&CONT/THOR WO/CON $630.00 $900.00 —
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Bella Vista Hospital Mayaguez · Mayagüez, PR MRI THORACIC WO CONTRAST $750.00 $750.00 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Mayagüez, PR 1 $750.00 $750.00
Ponce, PR 1 $630.00 $630.00

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.