Posted Price

MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine), without contrast at Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix

CPT 72148 · Phoenix, AZ

Cash price$281.23
Gross charge$1,953.00
Insurer rates$123.58 – $1,618.00

These are Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated September 25, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 21 Arizona hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $226.55, median $339.82, highest $5,484.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Valleywise Health Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
3.5 mi$292.80$3,200.002026-06-28
Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
7.0 mi$5,484.00$5,484.002026-04-01
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center
Scottsdale, AZ
7.7 mi$5,484.00$5,484.002026-04-01
Banner Desert Medical Center
Mesa, AZ
11.6 mi$371.07$1,953.002026-09-23
Banner Estrella Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
12.7 mi$249.98$1,953.002026-09-25
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
Glendale, AZ
13.1 mi$339.82$1,953.002026-09-22
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center
Scottsdale, AZ
13.5 mi$5,484.00$5,484.002026-04-01
Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
15.0 mi$5,484.00$5,484.002026-04-01

Distances are straight-line from ZIP code centers. Each hospital's figures come from its own file; files are updated on different dates.

Every row for CPT 72148 in this hospital's file

Row in the hospital's fileSettingCashGrossInsurer min – max
MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CNT
line 15119
outpatient$281.23$1,953.00$123.58 – $1,618.00
MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CNT
line 15118
inpatient$281.23$1,953.00$878.85 – $1,464.75

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