An MRI of the lower spine without dye, often for back pain.
Cash prices hospitals publish · billing code 72148 · Albuquerque
What hospitals charge
$979.80 to $4,155.70
8 hospitals · cash prices
What the hospital lists
- MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast$979.80
Inpatient or outpatient · hospital charge
Note from the file: percent of total billed charges
Location and source
Lovelace Westside HospitalAbout 1335 miles away10501 Golf Course Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114
Comments & questionsWhat the hospital lists
- MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast$979.80
Inpatient or outpatient · hospital charge
Note from the file: Zero final payments for the item or service in the 15 months prior to posting the file.
Location and source
Lovelace Women's HospitalAbout 1330 miles away4701 Montgomery NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109
Comments & questionsWhat the hospital lists
- HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE$1,100.40
Inpatient or outpatient · hospital charge
Note from the file: Gross Charge Type: Central
Location and source
Presbyterian HospitalAbout 1335 miles away1100 Central Avenue Se, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Matching published cash entries at 2 other hospitals.
Comments & questionsWhat the hospital lists
- HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE$1,100.40
Inpatient or outpatient · hospital charge
Note from the file: Gross Charge Type: Central
Location and source
Presbyterian Kaseman HospitalAbout 1330 miles away8300 Constitution Avenue NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110
Matching published cash entries at 2 other hospitals.
Comments & questionsWhat the hospital lists
- HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE$1,100.40
Inpatient or outpatient · hospital charge
Note from the file: Gross Charge Type: Central
Location and source
Presbyterian Rust Medical CenterAbout 1335 miles away2400 Unser Boulevard, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Matching published cash entries at 2 other hospitals.
Comments & questions
From each hospital's published price list, Mar 25, 2026 to Jul 10, 2026. Not a quote, and doctors' fees are often extra. Distances are measured from the middle of Columbus, OH (approximate area).
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US hospitals must publish their prices by law. We take them from each hospital's own file. They're what hospitals charge, not what patients told us they paid, and not a quote.
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What each hospital calls it: Lovelace Westside Hospital, “MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast”; Lovelace Women's Hospital, “MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast”; Presbyterian Hospital, “Mri lumbar spine w/o dye”; Presbyterian Kaseman Hospital, “Mri lumbar spine w/o dye”; Presbyterian Rust Medical Center, “Mri lumbar spine w/o dye”; University of New Mexico Hospital, “MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST”; Lovelace Medical Center, “MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast”; Los Alamos Medical Center, “Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material”.
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