Posted Price

MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine), without contrast at Parkland Health & Hospital System

CPT 72148 · Dallas, TX

Cash price$2,750.00
Gross charge$6,875.00
Insurer rates$197.14 – $4,950.00

These are Parkland Health & Hospital System's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated October 16, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

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
UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.
Dallas, TX
1.3 mi$1,423.00$2,846.002026-03-10
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown
Dallas, TX
4.1 mi$1,788.00$2,980.002026-04-14
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, TX
5.2 mi$2,190.02$3,650.032026-06-29
Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas
Dallas, TX
5.4 mi$2,190.02$3,650.032026-06-29
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Dallas, TX
5.8 mi$6,871.61$6,871.612026-09-01
Medical City Las Colinas
Irving, TX
6.3 mi$12,092.91$12,092.912026-09-01
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Dallas, TX
6.5 mi$2,394.15$3,990.252026-04-21
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Dallas, TX
6.7 mi$1,473.00$4,910.002026-03-20

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 scan of lower spinal canal without contrast
line 364139
both$2,750.00$6,875.00$197.14 – $4,950.00

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