Posted Price

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

CPT 72148 · Saratoga Springs, NY

Cash price$2,610.50
Gross charge$5,221.00
Insurer rates$2,506.08 – $4,959.95

These are Saratoga Hospital'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 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
Glens Falls Hospital
Glens Falls, NY
17.1 mi$607.00$1,214.002025-12-31
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Albany, NY
29.3 mi$1,766.00$3,532.002025-12-31
Cobleskill Regional Hospital
Cobleskill, NY
47.8 mi$919.38$3,405.112026-01-01
Little Falls Hospital
Little Falls, NY
55.9 mi$919.38$3,405.112026-01-01
Columbia Memorial Hospital
Hudson, NY
58.5 mi$1,291.50$2,583.002025-12-31
Bassett Healthcare
Cooperstown, NY
63.3 mi$1,354.32$5,016.002026-01-01
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital
Oneonta, NY
77.4 mi$1,354.32$5,016.002026-01-01
Margaretville Memorial Hospital
Margaretville, NY
79.2 mi$3,072.00$3,072.002026-06-24

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 - MRI COMPLETE SPINE WO CONTRAST
line 713083
outpatient$2,610.50$5,221.00$2,506.08 – $4,959.95
CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL mod 26
line 157211
outpatient$128.00$256.00$44.95 – $126.23
HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE - MRI COMPLETE SPINE WO CONTRAST
line 713084
outpatient$2,610.50$5,221.00$142.46 – $1,379.00
HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE - MRI COMPLETE SPINE WO CONTRAST
line 713085
outpatient$2,610.50$5,221.00$251.56 – $1,246.35
HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE - MRI COMPLETE SPINE WO CONTRAST
line 713103
outpatient$2,610.50$5,221.00
HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE - MRI COMPLETE SPINE WO CONTRAST
line 713107
inpatient$2,610.50$5,221.00$2,506.08 – $4,959.95
HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE - MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST
line 713121
outpatient$2,610.50$5,221.00$2,506.08 – $4,959.95

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