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
Adventhealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS $4,879.79 $328.07 – $854.70
UPMC McKeesport Mckeesport, PA $4,936.20 $315.59 – $1,479.38
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK $4,972.50 $3,889.35 – $3,889.35
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City, CA $4,995.20 $476.00 – $476.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland, CA $4,995.20 $476.00 – $476.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $4,995.20 $476.00 – $476.00
San Leandro Medical Center SAN LEANDRO, CA $4,995.20 $476.00 – $476.00
Santa Rosa Medical Center SANTA ROSA, CA $4,995.20 $476.00 – $476.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA, CA $4,995.20 $476.00 – $476.00
San Rafael Medical Center SAN RAFAEL, CA $4,995.20 $476.00 – $476.00
South San Francisco Medical Center SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $4,995.20 $476.00 – $476.00
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $4,995.20 $476.00 – $476.00
Vacaville Medical Center VACAVILLE, CA $4,995.20 $476.00 – $476.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $4,995.20 $476.00 – $476.00
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $4,995.20 $476.00 – $476.00
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $4,995.20 $476.00 – $476.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $4,995.20 $476.00 – $476.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $4,995.20 $476.00 – $476.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $4,995.20 $476.00 – $476.00
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $4,995.20 $476.00 – $476.00
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $4,995.20 $476.00 – $476.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $5,010.95 $279.00 – $14,317.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $5,010.95 $279.00 – $14,317.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $5,010.95 $279.00 – $14,317.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $5,010.95 $279.00 – $14,317.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $5,010.95 $279.00 – $14,317.00
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte, FL $5,024.86 $364.32 – $665.25
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $5,057.84 $453.77 – $9,776.48
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL $5,068.80 $352.85 – $7,040.00
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $5,074.20 $341.40 – $6,765.60
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $5,156.10 $485.45 – $3,335.22
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $5,212.17 $347.27 – $702.33
Adventhealth Dade City Dade City, FL $5,306.71 $364.32 – $825.81
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $5,313.60 $283.82 – $1,505.13
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh, PA $5,502.60 $318.66 – $1,479.38
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR $5,547.00 $366.59 – $4,437.60
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $5,713.77 $346.11 – $778.15
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $5,713.77 $346.11 – $1,140.93
HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL ENGLEWOOD, FL $5,723.87 $828.27 – $5,581.20
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $5,733.00 $401.46 – $982.14
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach, FL $5,754.20 $346.11 – $977.98
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $5,840.10 $282.68 – $8,343.00
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO $5,872.30 $206.69 – $376.78
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $5,984.00 $333.46 – $832.65
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $6,082.80 not published
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $6,162.86 $351.04 – $702.08
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $6,162.86 $350.46 – $700.93
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA $6,185.79 $470.15 – $3,102.10
NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD, TN $6,500.85 $616.10 – $756.19
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $6,543.60 $350.46 – $931.71

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