Posted Price

MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine), without contrast at Lenox Hill Hospital

CPT 72148 · New York, NY

Cash price$509.81
Gross chargenot posted
Insurer rates$274.88 – $4,018.06

These are Lenox Hill Hospital's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated March 31, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 80 New York hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $243.77, median $937.71, highest $7,522.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
0.3 mi$2,342.97$5,532.002026-04-01
Metropolitan Hospital Center
New York, NY
1.4 mi$286.04$819.342026-09-05
Bellevue Hospital Center
New York, NY
2.3 mi$286.04$1,593.182026-09-05
NYU Langone Hospitals
New York, NY
2.3 mi$1,133.75$5,967.132026-01-01
Harlem Hospital Center
New York, NY
2.9 mi$286.04$819.342026-09-05
Palisades Medical Center
North Bergen, NJ
3.9 mi$284.66$4,439.002025-12-31
Elmhurst Hospital Center
Elmhurst, NY
4.7 mi$286.04$819.342026-09-05
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center
Brooklyn, NY
5.0 mi$286.04$1,593.182026-09-05

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 lumbar spine w/o dye
standard_charge_information[114946]
outpatient$509.81$274.88 – $4,018.06

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