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
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $582.60 $50.49 – $485.37
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $582.60 $64.01 – $485.37
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $582.60 $50.49 – $485.37
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $582.60 $64.01 – $485.37
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $622.25 $344.14 – $1,111.00
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $622.25 $347.73 – $824.45
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $622.25 $347.73 – $824.45
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $624.68 $392.26 – $786.00
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE, TN $624.68 $217.92 – $786.00
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $624.68 $392.26 – $786.00
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $624.68 $392.26 – $786.00
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $629.92 $144.63 – $1,037.77
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $635.50 $336.25 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $635.50 $336.25 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $635.50 $352.78 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $635.50 $336.25 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $635.50 $109.49 – $2,483.69
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $635.50 $343.57 – $2,225.60
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $636.75 $156.90 – $709.70
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $636.75 $340.39 – $742.05
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $636.75 $316.76 – $690.54
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $636.75 $261.50 – $794.30
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $636.75 $217.92 – $690.02
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $636.75 $316.52 – $690.02
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $636.75 $261.50 – $794.30
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $636.75 $316.52 – $759.66
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $636.75 $340.39 – $742.05
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $636.75 $325.55 – $709.70
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $636.75 $217.92 – $816.94
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $636.75 $340.39 – $742.05
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $643.80 $310.67 – $654.04
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $658.00 $198.87 – $2,115.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $661.40 $266.89 – $2,956.00
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $667.50 $326.00 – $2,072.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $675.00 $12.99 – $626.27
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $681.50 $198.87 – $2,115.00
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $696.03 $326.00 – $2,072.00
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $697.37 $187.16 – $2,010.00
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $699.05 $148.88 – $2,072.00
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $705.00 $198.87 – $2,115.00
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $705.00 $198.87 – $2,115.00
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $711.13 $400.67 – $2,072.00
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $715.83 $233.55 – $870.22
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $729.74 $316.15 – $1,474.00
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $729.74 $316.15 – $1,474.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $729.74 $316.15 – $1,474.00
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $734.29 $326.00 – $2,072.00
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $736.20 $297.75 – $1,104.30
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $752.00 $238.64 – $2,115.00
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $757.90 $332.92 – $2,251.00

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