MRI lower back (no dye) cost without insurance: real cash prices
An MRI of the lower spine without contrast dye. Published cash prices for this procedure run from $4 to $21,920 across 1555 U.S. facilities. Where you go changes the price more than anything else.
Lowest published cash prices in the country
Elmore Community Hospital
$77
Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
$80
Cox Barton County Hospital
$82
How your money goes farthest
Move 1. Call and say “self-pay.” Ask for the all-in self-pay price and whether the doctor’s fee and anesthesia are included. Independent centers usually run far below hospitals for the same code.
Move 2. Do the travel math. For planned procedures, the spread between facilities is often thousands of dollars — more than a flight and a hotel.
Move 3. Use your financial-assistance rights. Nonprofit hospitals must offer financial assistance by federal law; you can apply up to 240 days after the first bill.
By metro area
- Phoenix — from $280
- Lubbock — from $281
- Cleveland — from $385
- Baltimore, MD — from $399
- Cincinnati — from $495
- Indianapolis, IN — from $553
- Indianapolis — from $583
- Austin — from $784
- Tulsa — from $925
- Dayton — from $965
- Hamilton, OH — from $965
- Denver — from $982
- Fenton, MO — from $983
- Seattle — from $1,057
- Mayfield Hts, OH — from $1,084
- Jacksonville — from $1,136
- Thomasville, NC — from $1,193
- Columbus — from $1,236
- Portland — from $1,283
- Milwaukee — from $1,342
- Denver, CO — from $1,380
- Spokane — from $1,401
- Greenville, MI — from $1,426
- Appleton WI — from $1,452
- Orlando — from $1,483
- Pittsburgh — from $1,520
- Pontiac, MI — from $1,546
- Anderson, SC — from $1,600
- Beaumont, TX — from $1,693
- Coon Rapids, MN — from $1,757
- Santa Rosa — from $1,789
- Grapevine, TX — from $1,913
- Cottage Grove, OR — from $1,935
- Dallas, TX — from $2,028
- Fort Worth, TX — from $2,028
- Mckinney, TX — from $2,028
- Los Angeles — from $2,179
- Walnut Creek, CA — from $2,320
- Tampa — from $3,343
- Miami — from $3,385
- Houston, TX — from $3,694
- Geneva, IL — from $3,837
- Kansas City — from $4,033
- Deltona-Daytona — from $5,702
- Low Moor, VA — from $6,808
- Arlington, TX — from $9,795
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