Posted Price

MRI of the mid back (thoracic spine), without contrast at Albany Medical Center Hospital

CPT 72146 · Albany, NY

Cash price$1,750.50
Gross charge$3,501.00
Insurer rates$251.10 – $1,486.00

These are Albany Medical Center Hospital's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated December 31, 2025. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 80 New York hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $243.77, median $896.13, highest $7,700.15. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Saratoga Hospital
Saratoga Springs, NY
29.3 mi$2,461.00$4,922.002025-12-31
Columbia Memorial Hospital
Hudson, NY
29.6 mi$1,291.50$2,583.002025-12-31
Cobleskill Regional Hospital
Cobleskill, NY
36.7 mi$877.50$3,250.002026-01-01
Glens Falls Hospital
Glens Falls, NY
46.2 mi$607.00$1,214.002025-12-31
Northern Dutchess Hospital
Rhinebeck, NY
50.4 mi$2,277.00$2,277.002026-04-01
Bassett Healthcare
Cooperstown, NY
55.3 mi$1,322.73$4,899.002026-01-01
Margaretville Memorial Hospital
Margaretville, NY
55.7 mi$3,072.00$3,072.002026-06-24
Little Falls Hospital
Little Falls, NY
60.9 mi$788.40$2,920.002026-01-01

Distances are straight-line from ZIP code centers. Each hospital's figures come from its own file; files are updated on different dates.

Every row for CPT 72146 in this hospital's file

Row in the hospital's fileSettingCashGrossInsurer min – max
HC MRI, DORSAL SPINE - MRI COMPLETE SPINE WO CONTRAST
line 812432
outpatient$1,750.50$3,501.00$251.10 – $1,486.00
HC MRI, DORSAL SPINE - MRI COMPLETE SPINE WO CONTRAST
line 812433
outpatient$1,750.50$3,501.00$137.33 – $1,486.00
HC MRI, DORSAL SPINE - MRI COMPLETE SPINE WO CONTRAST
line 812435
outpatient$1,750.50$3,501.00
HC MRI, DORSAL SPINE - MRI COMPLETE SPINE WO CONTRAST
line 812454
outpatient$1,750.50$3,501.00$2,625.75 – $2,975.85
HC MRI, DORSAL SPINE - MRI COMPLETE SPINE WO CONTRAST
line 812473
inpatient$1,750.50$3,501.00$2,625.75 – $2,975.85
HC MRI, DORSAL SPINE - MRI COMPLETE SPINE WO CONTRAST
line 812476
outpatient$197.10$394.19$251.10 – $1,486.00
HC MRI, DORSAL SPINE - MRI COMPLETE SPINE WO CONTRAST
line 812477
outpatient$197.10$394.19$137.33 – $1,486.00

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