Scans and imaging CPT 72146 West Virginia Outpatient

Thoracic spine MRI cost in West Virginia

In West Virginia, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the mid back (thoracic spine), no contrast dye: from $555.50 to $3,623.36, with a median of $1,381.00. The lowest price is at Weirton Medical Center (Weirton). The highest price is 6.5× 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$555.50Weirton Medical Center
Median$1,381.00half pay less
Highest$3,623.36in West Virginia
Lowest saves$825.50vs the median

Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Weirton Medical Center lowest Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MRI SCAN OF MIDDLE SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST $555.50 $1,111.00 —
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Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg · Petersburg, WV MRI SCAN OF MIDDLE SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST $923.20 $1,154.00 —
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West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV MRI SCAN OF MIDDLE SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST $976.00 $1,952.00 —
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Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV MRI SCAN OF MIDDLE SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST $1,040.50 $2,081.00 —
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Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MRI SCAN OF MIDDLE SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST $1,113.50 $2,227.00 —
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Community Health Association Ripley · Ripley, WV MRI CHEST SPINE W/O DYE $1,284.00 $2,568.00 —
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Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV MRI SCAN OF MIDDLE SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST $1,343.50 $2,687.00 —
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Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH MRI SCAN OF MIDDLE SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST $1,352.00 $2,704.00 —
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Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MRI CHEST SPINE W/O DYE $1,381.00 $2,762.00 Jul 9, 2026
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United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV MRI CHEST SPINE W/O DYE $1,381.00 $2,762.00 Jul 10, 2026
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Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH MRI SCAN OF MIDDLE SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST $1,441.00 $2,882.00 Jul 9, 2026
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St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV MRI SCAN OF MIDDLE SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST $1,544.50 $3,089.00 —
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Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA MRI SCAN OF MIDDLE SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST $1,690.50 $3,381.00 —
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Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association South Charleston · Charleston, WV MRI SCAN OF MIDDLE SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST $1,746.50 $3,493.00 Jul 10, 2026
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Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Mri Thoracic Spine, W/O $2,124.36 $3,540.60 Apr 1, 2026
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Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MRI Spine Thoracic w/o Contrast $3,604.67 $3,604.67 —
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St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MRI Spine Thoracic Ltd wo Contrast $3,623.36 $3,623.36 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 2 $3,604.67 $3,614.02
Wheeling, WV-OH 2 $1,352.00 $1,396.50
Buckhannon, WV 1 $1,544.50 $1,544.50
Bluefield, WV-VA 1 $1,690.50 $1,690.50
Charleston, WV 1 $1,746.50 $1,746.50
Clarksburg, WV 1 $1,381.00 $1,381.00
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 1 $1,113.50 $1,113.50
Morgantown, WV 1 $976.00 $976.00
New Martinsville, WV 1 $1,343.50 $1,343.50
Petersburg, WV 1 $923.20 $923.20
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 1 $1,381.00 $1,381.00
Ripley, WV 1 $1,284.00 $1,284.00
Sistersville, WV 1 $2,124.36 $2,124.36
Summersville, WV 1 $1,040.50 $1,040.50
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 1 $555.50 $555.50

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.