Posted Price

MRI of the mid back (thoracic spine), without contrast at St. Luke's Sugar Land Hospital

CPT 72146 · Sugar Land, TX

Cash price$1,760.85
Gross charge$5,031.00
Insurer rates$174.32 – $5,031.00

These are St. Luke's Sugar Land Hospital's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated February 28, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 111 Texas hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $235.85, median $2,391.20, highest $24,521.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital
Sugar Land, TX
4.0 mi$946.50$1,893.002026-04-01
Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital
Sugar Land, TX
4.0 mi$1,633.28$5,104.002026-04-01
HCA Houston Healthcare West
Houston, TX
7.6 mi$19,795.00$19,795.002026-09-01
Houston Methodist West Hospital
Houston, TX
11.9 mi$946.50$1,893.002026-04-01
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital
Houston, TX
12.0 mi$1,633.28$5,104.002026-04-01
Womans Hospital of Texas,the
Houston, TX
13.0 mi$10,080.14$10,080.142026-09-01
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
Houston, TX
13.8 mi$1,999.28$6,247.752026-04-01
Baylor St. Lukes Medical Center
Houston, TX
13.8 mi$1,760.85$5,031.002026-02-28

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 MR SPINE THORACIC
standard_charge_information[8994]
outpatient$1,760.85$5,031.00$174.32 – $5,031.00
HC MR SPINE THORACIC
standard_charge_information[8993]
inpatient$1,760.85$5,031.00$2,163.33 – $5,031.00

The first row is the one used above. A price for one code usually covers the hospital's facility charge only; the doctor, anesthesia, pathology and other services can be billed separately. Ask the hospital for a good faith estimate before a scheduled service: if you pay yourself and the bill comes in $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it under the No Surprises Act.

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