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MRI Spine (Lumbar)

MRI of the lower spine to diagnose herniated discs, spinal stenosis, and sciatica.

imaging CPT: 72158

National Price Overview

Lowest

$27

Median

$1,693

Highest

$33,553

Hospitals

1,895

Procedure Variants

Variant Code Type
Without Contrast 72148 CPT
With Contrast 72149 CPT
With & Without Contrast 72158 CPT

Compare Prices by Metro

45 metros

Click a metro to see individual hospital prices.

Metro ↕ Hospitals ↕ Median Cash ↕ Median Insurance ↕
San Diego CA 10 $600 $475
Oklahoma City OK 5 $793 $551
Cincinnati OH, KY, IN 65 $843 $959
San Antonio TX 27 $947 $464
New Orleans LA 83 $1,280 $2,377
Columbus GA, AL 2 $1,318 —
Augusta GA, SC 1 $1,318 $955
Nashville TN 69 $1,364 $813
Little Rock AR 13 $1,387 $495
Columbus OH OH 36 $1,466 $2,053
Macon GA 4 $1,480 $971
Birmingham AL 2 $1,565 —
Portland OR, WA 35 $1,672 $1,303
Orlando FL 9 $1,693 $909
Athens GA 2 $1,712 $971
Seattle WA 45 $1,766 $1,063
Detroit MI 54 $1,824 $434
Salt Lake City UT 18 $1,887 $2,354
Raleigh NC 40 $1,934 $1,683
Indianapolis IN 49 $1,979 $805
Houston TX 60 $2,119 $955
Chicago IL, IN, WI 152 $2,210 $1,300
Austin TX 21 $2,266 $2,072
Atlanta GA 36 $2,296 $1,094
Cleveland OH 36 $2,348 $955
Albuquerque NM 11 $2,412 $370
Baltimore MD 26 $2,415 $1,244
Charlotte NC, SC 50 $2,416 $2,416
Denver CO 68 $2,466 $1,715
Boston MA, NH 58 $2,494 $1,390
New York NY, NJ, PA 67 $2,529 $533
Inland Empire CA 25 $2,550 $537
St. Louis MO, IL 64 $2,572 $1,544
Tampa FL 20 $2,573 $1,141
Kansas City MO, KS 114 $2,854 $1,331
Dallas TX 97 $2,872 $1,650
San Francisco CA 25 $2,886 $936
Minneapolis MN, WI 108 $3,073 $2,146
Pittsburgh PA 67 $3,490 $1,377
Los Angeles CA 83 $4,319 $518
Tulsa OK 4 $5,044 $3,783
Washington DC DC, VA, MD, WV 1 $5,080 —
Las Vegas NV 18 $5,203 $1,912
Philadelphia PA, NJ, DE, MD 63 $5,593 $835
Sacramento CA 52 $5,845 $721