Posted Price

MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine), without contrast at M Health Fairview University of MN Medical Center

CPT 72148 · Minneapolis, MN

Cash price$759.90
Gross charge$1,895.00
Insurer rates$227.36 – $1,705.50

These are M Health Fairview University of MN Medical Center's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated February 6, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 12 Minnesota hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $547.30, median $759.90, highest $1,386.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, MN
2.7 mi$547.30$1,140.202026-06-16
North Memorial Health Hospital
Robbinsdale, MN
5.4 mi$741.49$1,407.002026-09-25
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
7.8 mi$752.70$2,895.002026-03-31
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, MN
8.2 mi$759.90$1,895.002026-02-06
M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital
Maplewood, MN
11.0 mi$759.90$1,895.002026-02-05
Mercy Hospital
Coon Rapids, MN
13.4 mi$547.30$1,140.202026-06-17
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville, MN
13.5 mi$805.38$1,895.002026-02-06
Maple Grove Hospital
Maple Grove, MN
14.6 mi$741.49$1,407.002026-09-25

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
HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST
line 47543
outpatient$759.90$1,895.00$227.36 – $1,705.50
HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST
line 19275
inpatient$759.90$1,895.00$987.30 – $1,705.50
HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST
line 38928
inpatient$759.87$1,894.92$987.25 – $1,705.43
HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST
line 58422
outpatient$759.87$1,894.92$227.36 – $1,705.43
AS MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST
line 88293
both$99.07$158.00$88.48 – $798.52
PR MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST mod 26
line 90469
both$158.99$253.57$48.05 – $275.31
PR MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST mod 26
line 90902
both$159.26$254.00$48.05 – $275.31

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