Scans and imaging CPT 72148 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — inpatient

In Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $5,578.79 to $6,313.43, with a median of $5,885.78. The lowest listed price is at Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 72148, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$5,578.79Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway
Median$5,885.78half pay less
Highest$6,313.43in this market
Difference1.1×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 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL.

median
Lowest $5,578.79Highest $6,313.43

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway lowest Palm Coast, FL HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE $5,578.79 $5,578.79 Apr 1, 2026
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Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE $5,578.79 $5,578.79 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach, FL HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE $5,702.40 $5,702.40 Apr 1, 2026
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Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE $6,069.16 $6,069.16 Apr 1, 2026
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Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE $6,158.95 $6,158.95 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Deland Deland, FL HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE $6,313.43 $6,313.43 Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $5,578.79, median $5,885.78, highest $6,313.43 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $5,885.78 — 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.