Posted Price

MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine), without contrast at Medical City Plano

CPT 72148 · Plano, TX

Cash price$9,624.08
Gross charge$9,624.08
Insurer rates$673.69 – $9,624.08

These are Medical City Plano's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated September 1, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

The posted cash price equals the gross charge: this file shows no self-pay discount for this service.

Across 111 Texas hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $235.85, median $2,394.15, highest $22,879.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano
Plano, TX
4.2 mi$2,394.15$3,990.252026-04-21
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano
Plano, TX
4.2 mi$2,190.02$3,650.032026-06-29
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery Plan
Plano, TX
4.2 mi$2,394.15$3,990.252026-04-21
Baylor Scott & White the Heart Hospital Plano
Plano, TX
4.2 mi$2,190.02$3,650.032026-06-29
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Richardson, TX
4.7 mi$1,473.00$4,910.002026-03-21
Childrens Medical Center Plano
Plano, TX
5.6 mi$3,015.00$4,020.00
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen
Allen, TX
7.0 mi$2,394.15$3,990.252026-04-21
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Dallas, TX
8.7 mi$6,871.61$6,871.612026-09-01

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 L-SPINE W/O CONT
standard_charge_information[302680]
outpatient$9,624.08$9,624.08$673.69 – $9,624.08
Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material
standard_charge_information[13009]
outpatient$313.62 – $517.79
Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material
standard_charge_information[89434]
outpatient$197.14 – $1,321.00
Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material Age 21+
standard_charge_information[104665]
outpatient$216.85 – $216.85
Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material Age Under 21
standard_charge_information[186101]
outpatient$220.80 – $220.80

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