Posted Price

MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine), without contrast

CPT 72148 · 107 hospitals in 11 states

Lowest cash price$226.55
Median$2,190.02
Highest$19,472.20

Posted figures from each hospital's own machine-readable file. Pick a state to see every hospital.

StateHospitalsLowest cashMedian cashHighest cash
Arizona12$226.55$268.54$517.21
California37$864.30$3,281.60$13,281.00
Colorado6$10,108.98$13,548.37$19,472.20
Illinois7$582.60$1,181.40$5,623.50
Massachusetts1$6,654.80$6,654.80$6,654.80
Michigan6$959.58$4,588.13$7,777.50
New Hampshire2$5,016.00$6,723.88$8,431.75
New Jersey14$368.16$592.48$678.39
New York4
Texas13$1,144.35$2,190.02$2,190.02
Washington5$1,057.44$1,057.44$1,139.32

We index the hospitals of New York, New Jersey and the 25 largest US metro areas whose price files we could find and read. A blank cash column means none of that state's indexed hospitals post a discounted cash price for this code.