Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) MRI (with contrast) cost at US hospitals

MRI lumbar spine with contrast · CPT 72149

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Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) MRI (with contrast)

This is a lumbar spine MRI done with gadolinium injected into a vein. Contrast is added when the question is not simply mechanical — most often after previous back surgery, or when infection or tumor is being considered.

$287.17

lowest cash price

$2,441.25

national median

$24,168.58

highest cash price

895

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $287.17–$24,168.58 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$287.17

Henry Ford Rochester Hospital — Rochester, MI

Most expensive published cash price

$24,168.58

HCA FLORIDA NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL — ST PETERSBURG, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,854.70) → Sep 1, 2026 ($7,495.26)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 3 $1,600.20 $3,841.50 $4,972.50
Arizona 22 $350.55 $525.83 $3,878.44
Arkansas 7 $643.80 $1,527.60 $5,547.00
California 89 $675.00 $2,917.20 $10,753.86
Colorado 17 $381.52 $6,882.84 $21,645.25
Florida 81 $622.25 $6,783.32 $24,168.58
Georgia 25 $1,565.25 $2,045.55 $5,212.17
Hawaii 2 $846.08 $846.08 $1,965.00
Illinois 51 $1,275.60 $3,435.60 $5,068.80
Indiana 26 $582.60 $890.00 $3,543.47
Iowa 22 $1,167.60 $2,447.90 $4,822.67
Kansas 11 $1,606.00 $4,879.79 $16,294.17
Kentucky 21 $837.50 $3,151.80 $16,922.09
Louisiana 1 $757.90 $757.90 $757.90
Maine 7 $1,854.70 $2,133.25 $3,136.80
Maryland 1 $382.80 $382.80 $382.80
Michigan 27 $287.17 $2,949.00 $4,504.80
Minnesota 19 $729.74 $1,848.11 $3,508.00
Mississippi 11 $310.86 $1,142.87 $1,535.10
Missouri 20 $1,086.80 $1,791.90 $18,044.55
Montana 2 $2,183.20 $2,183.20 $2,448.80
Nebraska 12 $1,430.03 $1,695.54 $3,965.25
Nevada 3 $2,438.69 $2,920.84 $3,234.30
New Hampshire 1 $4,713.95 $4,713.95 $4,713.95
New Jersey 21 $390.30 $550.04 $797.72
New Mexico 2 $2,794.68 $2,794.68 $2,794.68
New York 22 $422.61 $422.61 $7,986.00
North Carolina 15 $1,798.50 $2,415.68 $5,984.00
North Dakota 4 $3,162.40 $3,162.40 $3,555.20
Ohio 53 $1,062.00 $2,064.40 $6,082.80
Oklahoma 16 $1,054.87 $1,950.65 $4,031.00
Oregon 13 $315.90 $1,596.75 $3,485.00
Pennsylvania 31 $635.50 $2,713.80 $8,004.00
South Carolina 10 $935.00 $2,112.50 $13,451.00
South Dakota 6 $3,169.60 $3,289.60 $3,616.00
Tennessee 38 $624.68 $775.50 $15,341.70
Texas 113 $984.60 $2,612.85 $14,833.97
Virginia 39 $624.68 $2,644.00 $10,276.00
Washington 32 $1,467.44 $2,169.60 $3,604.30
West Virginia 15 $1,228.00 $1,800.00 $3,384.60
Wisconsin 32 $1,387.01 $2,210.00 $3,281.30
Wyoming 4 $1,000.86 $1,447.39 $1,534.19

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $287.17 $188.95 – $664.83
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian, MS $310.86 $323.39 – $734.99
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $315.90 $69.01 – $189.75
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $350.55 $266.89 – $2,417.60
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ $353.57 $266.89 – $2,266.50
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ $377.75 $266.89 – $2,417.60
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $380.77 $266.89 – $2,266.50
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $381.52 $342.84 – $1,267.30
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $382.80 $638.00 – $638.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $386.82 $266.89 – $2,266.50
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $390.30 $390.30 – $4,332.00
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $390.30 $357.13 – $4,332.00
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $395.29 $395.29 – $4,332.00
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $395.29 $395.29 – $4,332.00
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $395.29 $395.29 – $4,332.00
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $395.64 $395.64 – $4,332.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $395.64 $357.13 – $4,332.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $398.90 $266.89 – $2,266.50
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $420.21 $348.14 – $1,267.30
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $420.58 $336.46 – $4,332.00
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $420.58 $420.58 – $4,332.00
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $432.15 $266.89 – $2,266.50
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $432.92 $326.00 – $3,591.00
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $435.17 $266.89 – $2,266.50
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $479.72 $52.40 – $2,457.56
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $479.72 $52.40 – $2,457.56
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $479.72 $52.40 – $2,457.56
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $479.72 $52.40 – $2,593.28
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $489.56 $266.89 – $2,266.50
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson, AZ $506.22 $266.89 – $2,956.00
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $525.83 $72.99 – $2,266.50
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $550.04 $327.00 – $3,493.00
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $565.20 $321.29 – $715.75
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $567.16 $153.13 – $2,917.00
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $568.54 $358.91 – $2,104.90
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $574.18 $266.89 – $2,266.50
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $582.60 $50.49 – $485.37
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN $582.60 $50.49 – $485.37
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $582.60 $64.01 – $485.37

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