Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) MRI (with and without contrast) cost at US hospitals

MRI lumbar spine without and with contrast · CPT 72158

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Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) MRI (with and without contrast)

This lumbar MRI is done twice, before and after a gadolinium injection. Doctors choose this version, rather than the plain one, when scar tissue has to be told apart from a new problem — most often after previous back surgery, or when infection or tumor is the concern.

$257.25

lowest cash price

$3,097.92

national median

$29,180.61

highest cash price

934

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $257.25–$29,180.61 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$257.25

Mercy Primary Care - Bernie — Bernie, MO

Most expensive published cash price

$29,180.61

HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST — PASADENA, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($2,183.30) → Sep 1, 2026 ($8,058.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $1,954.68 $5,265.00 $6,098.04
Arizona 22 $420.62 $630.92 $4,047.09
Arkansas 7 $905.70 $1,704.87 $6,555.00
California 90 $810.00 $3,617.72 $13,848.54
Colorado 17 $457.89 $7,768.59 $24,445.85
Florida 80 $654.35 $9,429.95 $25,822.15
Georgia 25 $2,122.00 $2,370.03 $7,523.12
Hawaii 2 $1,125.12 $1,125.12 $2,610.00
Illinois 51 $1,350.00 $4,119.60 $6,309.36
Indiana 26 $582.60 $1,003.50 $4,317.77
Iowa 30 $1,643.20 $3,803.15 $7,543.00
Kansas 11 $1,806.40 $6,046.72 $17,932.14
Kentucky 25 $1,177.72 $4,051.80 $19,528.35
Louisiana 1 $893.88 $893.88 $893.88
Maine 7 $2,183.30 $3,301.70 $3,956.45
Maryland 2 $436.20 $436.20 $436.20
Michigan 27 $360.49 $3,412.00 $6,354.40
Minnesota 19 $912.00 $3,850.40 $4,399.20
Mississippi 11 $358.82 $1,501.92 $2,131.65
Missouri 21 $257.25 $2,474.45 $18,608.92
Montana 2 $2,504.00 $2,504.00 $2,889.60
Nebraska 13 $1,312.38 $1,966.02 $4,401.30
Nevada 3 $2,926.43 $3,313.01 $3,668.55
New Hampshire 1 $8,730.55 $8,730.55 $8,730.55
New Jersey 21 $390.30 $796.39 $1,154.98
New Mexico 2 $3,097.92 $3,097.92 $3,097.92
New York 22 $422.61 $422.61 $10,044.00
North Carolina 15 $1,861.50 $2,656.05 $7,540.00
North Dakota 4 $3,861.60 $3,924.00 $4,228.00
Ohio 55 $1,496.00 $2,197.00 $6,889.20
Oklahoma 16 $1,396.84 $2,889.25 $5,443.00
Oregon 13 $405.00 $1,926.72 $3,825.00
Pennsylvania 32 $700.50 $2,713.80 $9,808.20
South Carolina 11 $1,187.00 $2,517.60 $7,770.00
South Dakota 7 $3,938.40 $4,230.40 $4,865.60
Tennessee 38 $656.19 $953.70 $20,105.43
Texas 111 $1,250.03 $3,200.98 $29,180.61
Virginia 43 $656.19 $3,315.50 $17,753.00
Washington 32 $1,791.60 $3,039.24 $5,103.70
West Virginia 17 $1,445.50 $1,971.50 $4,051.80
Wisconsin 33 $1,100.67 $3,045.91 $6,685.06
Wyoming 4 $1,200.78 $1,736.87 $1,841.03

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $6,182.40 $476.00 – $476.00
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $6,182.40 $476.00 – $476.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $6,182.40 $476.00 – $476.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $6,182.40 $476.00 – $476.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $6,182.40 $476.00 – $476.00
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $6,182.40 $476.00 – $476.00
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $6,182.40 $476.00 – $476.00
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO $6,205.11 $206.69 – $428.89
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $6,218.40 $341.40 – $8,291.20
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN $6,224.13 $616.10 – $909.35
NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD, TN $6,273.48 $616.10 – $894.50
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital DECATUR, IL $6,309.36 $370.49 – $8,763.00
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach, FL $6,349.69 $346.11 – $1,130.31
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $6,354.40 not published
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $6,512.40 $283.82 – $2,656.88
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $6,554.00 $401.46 – $1,268.00
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR $6,555.00 $366.59 – $5,244.00
Adventhealth Durand Durand, WI $6,685.06 not published
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh, PA $6,741.00 $318.66 – $2,610.88
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $6,868.40 $333.80 – $9,812.00
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $6,889.20 not published
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $7,256.12 $351.04 – $702.08
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $7,256.12 $350.46 – $700.93
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $7,386.54 $350.46 – $931.71
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $7,386.54 not published
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $7,386.54 $931.71 – $1,666.92
Adventhealth Waterman Tavares, FL $7,489.37 $364.32 – $1,140.93
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $7,520.61 $346.11 – $853.12
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $7,520.61 $346.11 – $1,177.02
Adventhealth Murray Po Box 1406, GA $7,523.12 $324.82 – $643.80
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $7,523.12 $347.27 – $702.33
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL $7,531.00 $346.11 – $865.63
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $7,540.00 $333.46 – $832.65
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines, IA $7,543.00 $329.29 – $7,543.00
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA $7,675.50 $470.15 – $5,091.33
Adventhealth Dade City Dade City, FL $7,754.69 $364.32 – $825.81
AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO $7,768.59 $360.66 – $680.84
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO $7,768.59 $360.66 – $680.84
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO $7,768.59 $360.66 – $680.84
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO $7,768.59 $360.66 – $680.84
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO $7,768.59 $364.66 – $688.40
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson, SC $7,770.00 $378.53 – $1,613.12
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER, SC $7,770.00 $378.53 – $1,613.12
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka, CA $7,859.10 $448.71 – $7,296.39
AdventHealth Deland Deland, FL $8,035.99 $346.11 – $859.89
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $8,046.78 $430.69 – $3,590.78
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD, VA $8,058.00 $324.28 – $828.27
HENRICO DOCTORS HOSPITAL RICHMOND, VA $8,058.00 $336.39 – $828.27
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL, VA $8,058.00 $293.08 – $828.27
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG, VA $8,133.00 $447.99 – $828.27

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