MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 40 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye: from $195.00 to $7,976.60, with a median of $415.00. The lowest listed price is at Maimonides Medical Center.
Cash prices at 40 facilities across 29 cities for code 72148, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Sep 5, 2026.
Lowest$195.00Maimonides Medical Center
Median$415.00half pay less
Highest$7,976.60in this market
Difference40.9×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $195.00Highest $7,976.60
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center lowest Brooklyn, NY MRI SPINAL CANAL,LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY MAGNETIC IMAGE, LUMBAR SPINE | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Corporation Brick, NJ MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $241.72 | $3,887.00 | 94% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Corporation Edison, NJ MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $241.72 | $3,887.00 | 94% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Jamaica, NY CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $243.77 | $837.00 | 71% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn, NY CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $243.77 | $837.00 | 71% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York, NY CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $243.77 | $837.00 | 71% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn, NY CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $243.77 | $837.00 | 71% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ MRI Spine Lumb WO | $264.13 | $4,426.00 | 94% | — source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ MRI Spine Lumb WO | $264.13 | $4,426.00 | 94% | — source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Corporation Holmdel, NJ MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $267.55 | $4,439.00 | 94% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Corporation Edison, NJ MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $267.78 | $3,887.00 | 93% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic, NJ Hc Mri, Lumbar Spine | $282.00 | $3,572.26 | 92% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn, NY HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE(EG, PROTON) IMAGING, SPINAL CANAL AND CONT | $286.04 | $819.34 | 65% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Jamaica, NY HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE(EG, PROTON) IMAGING, SPINAL CANAL AND CONT | $286.04 | $1,593.18 | 82% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| NYC New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York, NY HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE(EG, PROTON) IMAGING, SPINAL CANAL AND CONT | $286.04 | $819.34 | 65% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York, NY HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE(EG, PROTON) IMAGING, SPINAL CANAL AND CONT | $286.04 | $1,593.18 | 82% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Broadway Elmhurst, NY HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE(EG, PROTON) IMAGING, SPINAL CANAL AND CONT | $286.04 | $819.34 | 65% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn, NY HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE(EG, PROTON) IMAGING, SPINAL CANAL AND CONT | $286.04 | $1,593.18 | 82% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Bronx, NY HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE(EG, PROTON) IMAGING, SPINAL CANAL AND CONT | $286.04 | $1,593.18 | 82% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Bronx, NY HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE(EG, PROTON) IMAGING, SPINAL CANAL AND CONT | $286.04 | $1,593.18 | 82% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn, NY HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE(EG, PROTON) IMAGING, SPINAL CANAL AND CONT | $286.04 | $1,593.18 | 82% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Bronx, NY HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE(EG, PROTON) IMAGING, SPINAL CANAL AND CONT | $286.04 | $819.34 | 65% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York, NY HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE(EG, PROTON) IMAGING, SPINAL CANAL AND CONT | $286.04 | $819.34 | 65% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $319.78 | $1,475.29 | 78% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ MRI Spine Lumb WO | $322.54 | $4,469.00 | 93% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ MRI Spine Lumb WO | $322.54 | $4,469.00 | 93% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ MRI Spine Lumb WO | $322.54 | $4,390.00 | 93% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ MRI Spine Lumb WO | $322.54 | $4,390.00 | 93% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ MRI Spine Lumb WO | $322.54 | $4,469.00 | 93% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ MRI Spine Lumb WO | $322.54 | $753.00 | 57% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ MRI Spine Lumb WO | $322.54 | $4,469.00 | 93% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ MRI Spine Lumb WO | $322.54 | $9,385.00 | 97% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ MRI Spine Lumb WO | $322.54 | $9,385.00 | 97% | — source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material | $414.60 | $4,146.00 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material | $415.00 | $415.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Brooklyn, NY MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $415.00 | $415.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Brooklyn, NY MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material | $415.00 | $415.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $415.00 | $415.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Montvale, NJ MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $415.00 | $415.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Montvale, NJ MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material | $415.00 | $415.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Floor Hauppauge, NY MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $415.00 | $415.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Floor Hauppauge, NY MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material | $415.00 | $415.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Nassau Health Care Corporation East Meadow, NY MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $702.24 | $1,003.20 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Health Plaza Paramus, NJ MRI LUM SPINE W/O CONTR | $877.80 | $1,463.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $992.00 | $992.00 | — | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $992.00 | $992.00 | — | — source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,133.75 | $5,967.13 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,133.75 | $5,967.13 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,133.75 | $5,967.13 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital?Suffolk Patchogue, NY HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,381.81 | $7,272.66 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,381.81 | $7,272.66 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau Health Care Corporation East Meadow, NY Mri Spine Lumbar W/O Contrast | $1,621.55 | $2,316.50 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY MRI L SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $3,512.00 | $3,512.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY HC MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast | $3,523.50 | $3,915.00 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast | $3,523.50 | $3,915.00 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast | $3,523.50 | $3,915.00 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast | $3,523.50 | $3,915.00 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast | $3,523.50 | $3,915.00 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers, NY MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $5,271.70 | $6,202.00 | 15% | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Brooklyn, NY HC MRI, Lumbar Spine - MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast | $6,444.00 | $6,444.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Montvale, NJ HC MRI, Lumbar Spine - MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast | $6,444.00 | $6,444.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Floor Hauppauge, NY HC MRI, Lumbar Spine - MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast | $6,444.00 | $6,444.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ HC MRI, Lumbar Spine - MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast | $6,444.00 | $6,444.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $6,499.20 | $6,499.20 | — | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $7,029.42 | $7,029.42 | — | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $7,030.00 | $7,030.00 | — | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $7,440.93 | $7,440.93 | — | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $7,521.48 | $7,521.48 | — | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $7,522.00 | $7,522.00 | — | — source file |
| Njmhmc LLC Secaucus, NJ MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $7,976.60 | $7,976.60 | — | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $195.00, median $415.00, highest $7,976.60 — a 40.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $415.00. 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.