MRI Scan of Upper Spinal Canal without Contrast Cost in Texas
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 378 Texas hospitals. CPT 72141. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $2,610
📉 Low $4.69
📈 High $22,010
🏥 378 hospitals
🏛️ 275 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $189
Hospital comparison — Texas
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 378 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | Humana | Centene | MultiPlan | Molina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE LEWISVILLE |
$4.69 | $2.08 | $2.47 | — | — | $246 | — | — | $216 |
| LAMB HEALTHCARE CENTER LITTLEFIELD |
$74.00 | $152 | $100 | — | $120 | $139 | $227 | — | — |
| VAL VERDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DEL RIO |
$96.20 | $88.80 | $112 | $130 | $133 | $255 | — | — | — |
| UTMB ANGLETON-DANBURY MEDICAL CENTER GALVESTON |
$110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NACOGDOCHES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NACOGDOCHES |
$121 | $222 | $322 | $752 | — | $227 | — | $322 | $238 |
| DALLAM HARTLEY COUNTIES HOSPITAL DISTRICT DALHART |
$125 | $66.49 | — | $1.00 | $113 | — | — | — | — |
| GUADALUPE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SEGUIN |
$198 | $1,254 | $179 | $285 | $342 | $323 | $179 | — | — |
| HEREFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HEREFORD |
$203 | $203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER HARLINGEN |
$238 | $239 | $239 | $196 | $239 | $239 | $196 | — | $208 |
| MISSION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MISSION |
$238 | $239 | $239 | $239 | $239 | — | $196 | — | $208 |
| DALLAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MESQUITE |
$238 | $196 | $218 | $196 | $196 | — | $196 | $250 | $208 |
| DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS |
$238 | $239 | $218 | $196 | $239 | $239 | $196 | — | $250 |
| KNAPP MEDICAL CENTER WESLACO |
$238 | $239 | — | $196 | $239 | — | $196 | $250 | $208 |
| CHAMBERS HEALTH ANAHUAC |
$247 | $99.00 | $161 | — | $161 | — | — | — | — |
| GRACE SURGICAL HOSPITAL LUBBOCK |
$281 | $232 | $240 | $253 | — | — | — | — | — |
| HUNTSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUNTSVILLE |
$289 | $578 | $142 | $233 | $1,386 | $932 | $233 | $1,040 | $268 |
| UVALDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UVALDE |
$297 | $95.00 | $34.00 | $34.00 | $95.00 | $34.00 | $34.00 | — | — |
| UT HEALTH PITTSBURG PITTSBURG |
$299 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH NORTH CAMPUS TYLER TYLER |
$334 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH QUITMAN QUITMAN |
$371 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOODALL-WITCHER HEALTHCARE CLIFTON |
$378 | $378 | — | $402 | — | — | — | $475 | — |
| ASPIRE HOSPITAL CONROE |
$400 | $1,228 | $1,228 | — | $893 | $2,232 | — | — | — |
| BROWNFIELD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BROWNFIELD |
$415 | $1,785 | — | — | $1,510 | — | — | — | — |
| FRIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL PEARSALL |
$490 | $602 | $525 | $644 | $153 | $700 | $161 | — | — |
| ASCENSION SETON CEDAR PARK CEDAR PARK |
$521 | $198 | $1,362 | $212 | $1,750 | $250 | $198 | — | — |
| HUNT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GREENVILLE GREENVILLE |
$559 | $224 | $232 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $232 | $244 | — | $267 |
| MIDCOAST MEDICAL CENTER CROCKETT CROCKETT |
$560 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAMPA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PAMPA |
$617 | $97.02 | $95.08 | $146 | — | — | $303 | — | $102 |
| DIMMIT REGIONAL HOSPITAL CARRIZO SPRINGS |
$617 | $895 | $875 | $391 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SEMINOLE HOSPITAL DISTRICT SEMINOLE |
$622 | $252 | $461 | $308 | $308 | $308 | $252 | — | $252 |
| UT HEALTH HENDERSON HENDERSON |
$624 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH TYLER HOSPITAL TYLER |
$646 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOMAR REHABILITATION CENTER NACOGDOCHES |
$647 | $1,187 | $1,726 | $752 | — | — | — | $1,726 | $2,158 |
| NORTH TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER GAINESVILLE |
$666 | $233 | $233 | $233 | $1,066 | $233 | — | $1,865 | $233 |
| BSA HOSPITAL AMARILLO |
$694 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BSA HARRINGTON CANCER CENTER AMARILLO |
$694 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ELITE HOSPITAL KINGWOOD KINGWOOD |
$697 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEAUMONT EMERGENCY HOSPITAL BEAUMONT |
$697 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE |
$753 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CRESCENT REGIONAL HOSPITAL LANCASTER |
$755 | $465 | $227 | $227 | $1,162 | — | $227 | — | — |
| UT HEALTH CARTHAGE CARTHAGE |
$767 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER HOUSTON |
$770 | $107 | $206 | $154 | $162 | $462 | — | $580 | — |
| UT HEALTH ATHENS ATHENS |
$783 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LEGENT NORTH HOUSTON SURGICAL HOSPITAL TOMBALL |
$808 | $385 | $170 | $382 | $542 | — | — | — | — |
| PARIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DESHONG DRIVE PARIS |
$820 | — | — | $1,754 | — | $105 | — | — | — |
| AHS SHERMAN MEDICAL CENTER SHERMAN |
$844 | — | $100 | $100 | $322 | — | — | — | — |
| CHI ST. JOSEPH HEALTH GRIMES HOSPITAL NAVASOTA |
$869 | $309 | $1,837 | $300 | $1,169 | $1,450 | $2,664 | $4,221 | — |
| CHI ST JOSEPH HEALTH BURLESON HOSPITAL CALDWELL |
$869 | $309 | $1,242 | $300 | $1,169 | $1,450 | $1,584 | $4,221 | — |
| CHI ST JOSEPH HEALTH COLLEGE STATION HOSPITAL COLLEGE STATION |
$869 | $206 | $242 | $200 | $1,169 | $1,450 | $351 | $4,221 | — |
| ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER - BRYAN BRYAN |
$869 | $206 | $242 | $200 | $1,169 | $1,450 | $351 | $4,221 | — |
| CHI ST. JOSEPH HEALTH MADISON HOSPITAL MADISONVILLE |
$869 | $309 | $646 | $300 | $1,169 | $1,450 | $936 | $4,221 | — |
| LYNN COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT TAHOKA |
$872 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EASTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EASTLAND |
$897 | $1,220 | — | $1,112 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL WACO |
$960 | $198 | $242 | $198 | $1,519 | — | $355 | — | — |
| UT SOUTHWESTERN WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS, JR. UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DALLAS |
$986 | $71.37 | $63.94 | $55.60 | $218 | $71.37 | $69.57 | $188 | $55.60 |
| HEART OF TEXAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BRADY |
$1,018 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $90.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH SAN ANTONIO MULTISPECIALTY AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL SAN ANTONIO |
$1,019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ELITECARE EMERGENCY HOSPITAL LEAGUE CITY |
$1,045 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAM VOYAGES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF CONROE WEST CONROE |
$1,059 | — | — | — | — | — | $265 | $635 | — |
| PAM VOYAGES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF SUGAR LAND SOUTH SUGAR LAND |
$1,059 | — | — | — | — | — | $265 | $635 | — |
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 $2,610 for this?
That is the median of what the 378 Texas 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 Texas, Medicare reimburses about $189 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Texas range from $4.69 to $22,010 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 13.8x 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 Texas?
- Cash prices for mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast (CPT 72141) in Texas range from $4.69 to $22,010, with a median of $2,610. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast in Texas?
- The cheapest Texas hospital published cash price for this procedure is $4.69. 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 Texas facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 72141 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.