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
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $652.40 $321.29 – $715.75
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $654.35 $344.14 – $1,111.00
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $654.35 $347.73 – $824.45
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $654.35 $347.73 – $824.45
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $656.19 $480.63 – $786.00
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE, TN $656.19 $267.02 – $786.00
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $656.19 $480.63 – $786.00
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $656.19 $480.63 – $786.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $668.55 $192.25 – $709.70
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $668.55 $340.39 – $742.05
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $668.55 $316.76 – $690.54
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $668.55 $320.42 – $794.30
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $668.55 $267.02 – $690.02
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $668.55 $316.52 – $690.02
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $668.55 $320.42 – $794.30
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $668.55 $316.52 – $759.66
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $668.55 $340.39 – $742.05
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $668.55 $325.55 – $709.70
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $668.55 $267.02 – $816.94
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $668.55 $340.39 – $742.05
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $682.25 $358.91 – $2,525.88
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $688.94 $266.89 – $2,719.50
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $700.50 $336.25 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $700.50 $336.25 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $700.50 $352.78 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $700.50 $336.25 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $700.50 $145.94 – $3,141.41
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $700.50 $343.57 – $2,814.97
WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital York PA 17403, PA $700.50 $336.25 – $2,106.92
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $793.69 $266.89 – $3,547.20
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $795.00 $369.11 – $823.00
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $796.39 $327.00 – $3,493.00
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $809.20 $198.87 – $2,601.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $810.00 $17.09 – $753.11
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $821.17 $180.45 – $2,917.00
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $838.10 $198.87 – $2,601.00
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $863.31 $447.92 – $16,032.90
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $867.00 $198.87 – $2,601.00
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $867.00 $198.87 – $2,601.00
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $868.56 $238.97 – $1,293.29
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $893.88 $332.92 – $2,251.00
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $905.70 $310.67 – $654.04
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $912.00 $325.21 – $1,474.00
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $912.00 $325.21 – $1,474.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $912.00 $325.21 – $1,474.00
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $912.03 $170.42 – $1,452.87
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $924.80 $238.64 – $2,601.00
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $934.81 $351.31 – $824.45
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $934.92 $60.15 – $6,172.18
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $953.70 $198.87 – $2,601.00

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