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
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH $2,441.25 $330.06 – $594.11
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266, OH $2,441.25 $356.43 – $641.57
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $2,441.25 $330.06 – $2,929.50
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $2,442.39 $380.88 – $5,257.45
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $2,445.00 $217.36 – $1,648.66
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $2,445.30 $224.41 – $662.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $2,446.79 $279.00 – $3,058.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple, TX $2,446.79 $279.00 – $3,670.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco, TX $2,446.79 $279.00 – $3,058.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $2,446.79 $279.00 – $3,670.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $2,446.79 $494.01 – $3,262.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham, TX $2,446.79 $494.01 – $3,670.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station, TX $2,446.79 $298.53 – $3,670.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $2,446.79 $279.00 – $3,670.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple, TX $2,446.79 $279.00 – $3,670.19
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $2,447.90 $321.26 – $3,766.00
OSF Healthcare Divine Mercy Continuing Care Hospital Peoria, IL $2,448.00 not published
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $2,448.80 $1,202.18 – $1,202.18
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $2,449.80 $308.78 – $1,371.07
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $2,457.09 $772.42 – $6,258.06
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $2,464.80 $74.58 – $2,618.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $2,469.01 $380.88 – $5,324.00
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN $2,496.60 $50.49 – $485.37
Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga, OK $2,499.25 $162.10 – $980.18
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK $2,499.25 $162.10 – $980.18
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $2,522.30 $279.73 – $892.83
Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK $2,539.55 $162.10 – $980.18
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $2,541.50 $162.10 – $1,610.66
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $2,556.24 $380.88 – $2,111.00
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $2,559.00 $50.49 – $485.37
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA $2,561.30 $448.71 – $1,074.63
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $2,562.16 $78.25 – $2,840.79
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital SHEBOYGAN, WI $2,571.36 $179.97 – $1,444.47
HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital OCONTO FALLS, WI $2,571.36 $356.43 – $1,513.40
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center GREEN BAY, WI $2,571.36 $179.97 – $1,444.47
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay, WI $2,571.36 $186.59 – $1,444.47
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH $2,575.30 $333.12 – $336.45
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $2,597.00 $63.57 – $582.78
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX $2,612.85 $279.00 – $306.90
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Plano, TX $2,612.85 $279.00 – $301.32
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX $2,612.85 $279.00 – $306.90
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX $2,612.85 $279.00 – $301.32
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX $2,612.85 $279.00 – $306.90
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX $2,612.85 $279.00 – $306.90
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX $2,612.85 $279.00 – $306.90
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX $2,612.85 $279.00 – $301.32
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX $2,612.85 $279.00 – $301.32
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford Bedford, TX $2,612.85 $279.00 – $306.90
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX $2,612.85 $279.00 – $301.32
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX $2,612.85 $279.00 – $301.32

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