Scans and imaging CPT 72148 Outpatient

Lower back MRI cost in Kiryas Joel, NY

In Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye: from $890.00 to $890.00, with a median of $890.00. Across New York, the median is $1,066.48 at 79 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72148, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$890.00Garnet Health Medical Center
Median$890.00half pay less
Highest$890.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Garnet Health Medical Center Middletown, NY · (845) 343-2424 Hc Mri_L Spine Wo Contrast $890.00 $3,560.00 — 75% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $890.00, median $890.00, highest $890.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $890.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.