Posted Price

MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine), without contrast at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro

CPT 72148 · San Leandro, CA

Cash price$3,281.60
Gross charge$5,860.00
Insurer rates$323.00 – $1,010.00

These are Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated April 1, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 78 California hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $305.00, median $3,094.51, highest $13,281.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Eden Medical Center
Castro Valley, CA
4.1 mi$5,217.00$5,217.002026-04-01
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
6.5 mi$899.96$2,999.852026-02-23
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Oakland, CA
9.7 mi$5,217.00$5,217.002026-04-01
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp
Berkeley, CA
10.9 mi$5,217.00$5,217.002026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek, CA
13.9 mi$3,281.60$5,860.002026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco
South San Francisco, CA
14.3 mi$3,281.60$5,860.002026-04-01
Chinese Hospital
San Francisco, CA
14.5 mi$5,209.00$5,209.002026-07-22
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus
San Francisco, CA
14.8 mi$5,217.00$5,217.002026-04-01

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 SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
line 7061
both$3,281.60$5,860.00$323.00 – $1,010.00

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