Scans and imaging CPT 72148 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — inpatient

In Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $520.00 to $2,729.83, with a median of $1,179.00. The lowest listed price is at Trinity Medical Center.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 72148, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$520.00Trinity Medical Center
Median$1,179.00half pay less
Highest$2,729.83in this market
Difference5.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL.

median
Lowest $520.00Highest $2,729.83

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Trinity Medical Center lowest Bettendorf, IA PR MRI, LUMBAR SPINE $520.00 $650.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Trinity Medical Center Rock Island, IL PR MRI, LUMBAR SPINE $520.00 $650.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL MR Spinal Survey Lumbar wo Contrast $1,179.00 $1,965.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL MR Spinal Survey Lumbar w Contrast $1,179.00 $1,965.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL MR Spinal Survey Lumbar wo Contrast $1,179.00 $1,965.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL MR Lumbar Plexus wo Contrast $1,179.00 $1,965.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL MR Lumbar Plexus wo Contrast $1,179.00 $1,965.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL MR Spinal Survey Lumbar w Contrast $1,179.00 $1,965.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL MR Spine Lumbar wo Contrast $1,750.80 $2,918.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL GHS MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O C $1,750.80 $2,918.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL MR Spine Lumbar wo Contrast $1,750.80 $2,918.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL GHS MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O C $1,750.80 $2,918.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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Trinity Medical Center Rock Island, IL HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST $2,729.83 $3,412.28 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf, IA HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST $2,729.83 $3,412.28 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $520.00, median $1,179.00, highest $2,729.83 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,391.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

An MRI of the lower back uses a magnet and radio waves to make detailed pictures of the lumbar spine, including discs, nerves and the spinal canal. It is commonly ordered for back pain that spreads down the leg, numbness or weakness. No contrast dye is used.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's interpretation is often billed separately.