Posted Price

MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine), without contrast at Jersey Shore University Medical Center

CPT 72148 · Neptune, NJ

Cash price$267.55
Gross charge$3,887.00
Insurer rates$360.39 – $4,332.00

These are Jersey Shore University Medical Center's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated December 31, 2025. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 43 New Jersey hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $264.13, median $467.77, highest $32,281.00. See every hospital.

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 208680
outpatient$267.55$3,887.00$360.39 – $4,332.00
MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
line 208683
outpatient$267.55$3,887.00$645.24 – $3,887.00
MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
line 208685
outpatient$267.55$3,887.00$267.55 – $321.06
MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
line 208686
outpatient$267.55$3,887.00
MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
line 208711
inpatient$267.55$3,887.00$645.24 – $3,887.00
MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE mod 26
line 5621879
outpatient$267.55$124.14 – $124.14
MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE mod TC
line 5621880
outpatient$267.55$236.25 – $707.07

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