Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast in Georgia?

The cheapest Georgia hospital published cash price for this procedure is $169. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.

Are these the prices I'll pay?

These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.

Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?

Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.

Where does this data come from?

Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.

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MRI Scan of Upper Spinal Canal without Contrast Cost in Georgia

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 88 Georgia hospitals. CPT 72141. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $1,522 📉 Low $169 📈 High $11,676 🏥 88 hospitals 🏛️ 57 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $185

Hospital comparison — Georgia

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 88 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	Aetna	UHC	Cigna	Humana	Centene	BCBS	MultiPlan	Medicaid
ARCHBOLD MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL CAMILLA	$169	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER RIVERDALE	$238	$238	$238	$238	$226	$245	$222	$238	—
DONALSONVILLE HOSPITAL DONALSONVILLE	$268	$85.00	$85.00	—	$85.00	$130	—	—	—
SHEPHERD CENTER ATLANTA	$340	$85.00	$233	$44.00	$75.94	—	$55.04	$75.00	—
JEFFERSON HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE	$630	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CANDLER HOSPITAL SAVANNAH	$654	$209	$212	—	$213	$220	$292	—	—
ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL - SAVANNAH SAVANNAH	$654	$209	$212	—	$213	$220	$292	—	—
CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL HIAWASSEE	$717	$444	$315	$502	$502	$751	$502	—	—
LIBERTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HINESVILLE	$771	—	$185	—	$771	$170	—	—	$166
UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL BLAIRSVILLE	$819	$228	$224	$224	$224	$258	$224	—	—
CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GEORGIA FORT OGLETHORPE	$862	$216	$1,181	$227	$229	$370	$223	$3,495	—
DORMINY MEDICAL CENTER BOX 1447	$881	$1,410	$1,533	$1,551	$1,551	—	—	$1,586	—
ST MARY'S SACRED HEART HOSPITAL LAVONIA	$937	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MILLER COUNTY HOSPITAL COLQUITT	$1,016	$908	—	$1,579	$908	$908	—	—	—
ATRIUM HEALTH NAVICENT PEACH BYRON	$1,042	$75.72	$75.72	$173	$75.72	$85.59	—	$1,355	—
NGMC GAINESVILLE GAINESVILLE	$1,058	$239	—	$242	$247	—	$235	—	—
NGMC LUMPKIN DAHLONEGA	$1,058	$253	—	$255	$260	—	$248	—	—
NGMC HABERSHAM DEMOREST	$1,058	$213	—	$215	$220	—	$209	—	—
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BRASELTON BRASELTON	$1,058	$239	—	$242	$247	—	$235	—	—
NGMC BARROW WINDER	$1,058	$244	—	$246	$251	—	$239	—	—
ATRIUM HEALTH NAVICENT BALDWIN MILLEDGEVILLE	$1,084	$65.84	$65.84	$173	$65.84	$88.88	—	$1,410	—
MORGAN MEDICAL CENTER MADISON	$1,101	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD POLK MEDICAL CENTER CEDARTOWN	$1,148	$459	$459	$459	$459	$315	—	$1,607	—
PIEDMONT COLUMBUS REGIONAL NORTHSIDE COLUMBUS	$1,173	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PIEDMONT MCDUFFIE THOMSON	$1,173	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PIEDMONT AUGUSTA HOSPITAL AUGUSTA	$1,173	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PIEDMONT COLUMBUS REGIONAL MIDTOWN COLUMBUS	$1,173	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BLUE RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER BLUE RIDGE	$1,192	—	—	—	—	—	$371	—	$317
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD HARBIN MEDICAL CENTER ROME	$1,229	$238	$236	$236	$236	$240	—	$1,721	—
WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JESUP	$1,239	$1,817	$2,082	$1,660	$1,982	—	$1,524	$2,230	—
ST MARY'S GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL GREENSBORO	$1,389	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PUTNAM GENERAL HOSPITAL EATONTON	$1,453	$1,396	$1,424	$620	$1,396	—	—	—	$1,469
PIEDMONT ROCKDALE HOSPITAL CONYERS	$1,522	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PIEDMONT MACON NORTH MACON	$1,522	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PIEDMONT NEWNAN HOSPITAL NEWNAN	$1,522	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PIEDMONT FAYETTE HOSPITAL FAYETTEVILLE	$1,522	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PIEDMONT NEWTON HOSPITAL COVINGTON	$1,522	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PIEDMONT WALTON MONROE	$1,522	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PIEDMONT ATLANTA HOSPITAL ATLANTA	$1,522	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PIEDMONT EASTSIDE MEDICAL CENTER SNELLVILLE	$1,522	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PIEDMONT MOUNTAINSIDE HOSPITAL JASPER	$1,522	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PIEDMONT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AT MACON BOX 9366	$1,522	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PIEDMONT ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS	$1,522	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PIEDMONT HENRY HOSPITAL STOCKBRIDGE	$1,522	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SGMC BERRIEN CAMPUS NASHVILLE	$1,622	$90.00	$87.00	$88.00	—	$208	$84.00	—	—
SGMC HEALTH MAIN CAMPUS VALDOSTA	$1,622	$80.00	$87.00	$88.00	—	$72.89	$73.39	—	—
PIEDMONT CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CARTERSVILLE	$1,748	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
WILLOWBROOKE AT TANNER VILLA RICA VILLA RICA	$1,795	$78.00	—	$50.00	—	—	—	$80.00	—
TANNER MEDICAL CENTER - CARROLLTON CARROLLTON	$1,795	$78.00	$78.00	$50.00	—	—	—	$80.00	—
TANNER MEDICAL CENTER VILLA RICA VILLA RICA	$1,795	$78.00	$78.00	$50.00	—	—	—	$80.00	—
HIGGINS GENERAL HOSPITAL BREMEN	$1,795	$20.00	$78.00	$20.00	—	—	—	$80.00	—
ARCHBOLD HOSPITAL THOMASVILLE	$1,865	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ARCHBOLD GRADY GENERAL HOSPITAL CAIRO	$1,865	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
OPTIM MEDICAL CENTER TATTNALL REIDSVILLE	$1,946	—	$524	$700	—	—	—	$85.00	—
OPTIM MEDICAL CENTER SCREVEN SYLVANIA	$1,946	$78.00	$524	$82.00	—	$209	—	$90.00	—
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM - CAMDEN CAMPUS ST. MARYS	$2,015	$183	$180	$1,793	$180	$287	—	—	—
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM - BRUNSWICK CAMPUS PARKWOOD DRIVE. BRUNSWICK	$2,015	$195	$191	$1,793	$191	$306	—	—	—
ATRIUM HEALTH LEVINE CHILDREN'S BEVERLY KNIGHT OLSON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MACON	$2,027	$65.84	$65.84	$173	$65.84	$88.88	—	$2,635	—
ST MARYS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS	$2,330	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CITY OF HOPE ATLANTA CANCER HOSPITAL NEWNAN	$2,502	$1,295	$240	$240	—	$240	$240	—	—

What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72141, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $1,948 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.

Billed more than $1,522 for this?

That is the median of what the 88 Georgia hospitals above publish for Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.

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Medicare reimbursement benchmark

For CPT 72141 in Georgia, Medicare reimburses about $185 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Georgia range from $169 to $11,676 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 8.2x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.

Frequently asked questions

How much does mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast cost in Georgia?: Cash prices for mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast (CPT 72141) in Georgia range from $169 to $11,676, with a median of $1,522. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast in Georgia?: The cheapest Georgia hospital published cash price for this procedure is $169. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
Are these the prices I'll pay?: These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?: Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
Where does this data come from?: Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.

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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Georgia facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 72141 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.