An MRI of the lower spine without dye, often for back pain.
Cash prices hospitals publish · billing code 72148 · Boston
What hospitals charge
$403.04 to $8,431.75
26 hospitals · cash prices
Some listings do not state their billing class. These are published cash amounts, not confirmed equivalent packages of care. Check what each hospital includes.
What the hospital lists
- HC Chg MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material$403.04
Inpatient or outpatient · billing class not stated
Note from the file: OPPS APC Zero final payments for the item or service in the 15 months prior to posting the file.
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Location and source
Boston Medical Center SouthAbout 640 miles away235 North Pearl Street, Brockton MA 02301
Comments & questionsWhat the hospital lists
- HC Chg MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material$449.36
Inpatient or outpatient · billing class not stated
Note from the file: OPPS APC Zero final payments for the item or service in the 15 months prior to posting the file.
The file doesn’t say whether this covers the hospital’s charge only. Confirm what it includes.
Location and source
Boston Medical Center BrightonAbout 635 miles away736 Cambridge Street, Boston MA 02135
Comments & questionsWhat the hospital lists
- MRI; LUMBAR W/O CNTRST$795.90
Outpatient · hospital charge
Location and source
What the hospital lists
- HC MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR WO CONTRAST MATERIAL$876.00
Inpatient or outpatient · hospital charge
Note from the file: Gross Charge Type: standard
Location and source
Anna Jaques HospitalAbout 655 miles away25 Highland Avenue, Newburyport, MA 01950
Comments & questionsWhat the hospital lists
- HC MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR WO CONTRAST MATERIAL$1,058.00
Inpatient or outpatient · hospital charge
Note from the file: Gross Charge Type: standard
Location and source
From each hospital's published price list, Dec 15, 2025 to Sep 1, 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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About these prices
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.
Hospitals are compared on the same billing code, but what each one includes in that price can differ. Doctors, anesthesia and some tests are often billed separately and aren't included.
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What each hospital calls it: Boston Medical Center South, “HC Chg MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material”; Boston Medical Center Brighton, “HC Chg MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material”; Signature Healthcare, “MRI; LUMBAR W/O CNTRST”; Anna Jaques Hospital, “Mri lumbar spine w/o dye”; Winchester Hospital, “Mri lumbar spine w/o dye”; New England Baptist Hospital, “Mri lumbar spine w/o dye”; Lowell General Hospital, “HC MRI Spine Lumbar WO Contr”; Tobey Hospital, “HC MRI- Lumbar Spine”; Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Milton, “Mri lumbar spine w/o dye”; Emerson Hospital, “MRI LUMBAR LMTD”; Boston Medical Center, “HC Chg MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material”; Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Plymouth, “Mri lumbar spine w/o dye”; Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham, “Mri lumbar spine w/o dye”; Cambridge Health Alliance, “HC MRI - Lumbar Spine”; South Shore Hospital, “Mri lumbar spine w/o dye”; Wentworth Douglass Hospital, “MRI L-Spine W/O Cont”; Mount Auburn Hospital, “Mri lumbar spine w/o dye”; Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, “MRI L-Spine W/O Cont”; Newton Wellesley Hospital, “MRI L-Spine W/O Cont”; Salem Hospital, “MRI L-Spine W/O Cont”; Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, “Mri lumbar spine w/o dye”; Brigham and Women's Hospital, “MRI L-Spine W/O Cont”; Massachusetts General Hospital, “MRI L-Spine W/O Cont”; Exeter Hospital, “HC MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR WO CONTRAST MATERIAL”; Frisbie Memorial Hospital, “MRI L-SPINE W/O CONT”; Parkland Medical Center, “MRI L-SPINE W/O CONT”; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, “Mri lumbar spine w/o dye”; Beverly Hospital, “Mri lumbar spine w/o dye”; Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital, “MAGNETIC IMAGE, LUMBAR SPINE”; Merrimack Health Methuen Hospital, “MAGNETIC IMAGE, LUMBAR SPINE”.
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