Lower back MRI cost in Jackson, MS
In Jackson, MS, 11 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye: from $343.60 to $2,210.55, with a median of $1,248.75. The lowest listed price is at Holmes County Hospital and Clinics — $905.15 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $1,302.62 at 52 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,248.75, is 34% below the US median of $1,903.81.
- That is 5.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- 2 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 72148, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 17, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Jackson, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics lowest Lexington, MS · (662) 834-1321 HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE LIMITED File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $343.60 | $859.00 | $186.64–$2,295.00 | 60% |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 984-4100 MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $600.00 | $1,500.00 | $186.64–$2,011.50 | 60% |
| UMMC Madison Canton, MS · (601) 855-4000 MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $600.00 | $1,500.00 | $186.64–$711.65 | 60% |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 HC MR SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $682.50 | $3,250.00 | $219.44–$2,600.00 | 79% |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 984-4100 72148 MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $894.00 | $2,235.00 | $186.64–$2,011.50 | 60% |
| UMMC Madison Canton, MS · (601) 855-4000 72148 MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $894.00 | $2,235.00 | $186.64–$711.65 | 60% |
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics Lexington, MS · (662) 834-1321 HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $918.00 | $2,295.00 | $186.64–$2,295.00 | 60% |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 HC MR SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST File of Feb 17, 2026 · source file | $1,106.18 | $2,698.00 | $211.52–$2,428.20 | 59% |
| Magee general hospital Magee, MS · (601) 849-5070 HC MRI, Lumbar Spine - MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $1,248.75 | $1,248.75 | $211.12–$1,248.75 | — |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS · (601) 732-6301 HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WITHOUT CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,323.63 | $2,101.00 | $181.55–$1,680.80 | 37% |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest, MS · (601) 469-4151 MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $1,618.00 | $1,618.00 | $177.33–$1,456.20 | — |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 MRI Spine Lumbar WO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,734.30 | $11,562.00 | $184.20–$10,405.80 | 85% |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 MRI Spine Lumbar WO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,001.06 | $11,117.00 | $184.20–$10,005.30 | 82% |
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 MRI Spine Lumbar WO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,210.55 | $14,737.00 | $161.72–$13,263.30 | 85% |
Outpatient: lowest $343.60, median $1,248.75, highest $2,210.55 — a 6.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,323.63. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What lower back MRI is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lower back MRI explained.