Lower back MRI cost in North Port, FL
In North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye: from $7,226.08 to $11,566.04, with a median of $10,193.04. The lowest listed price is at HCA Florida Blake Hospital — $2,966.96 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $3,789.10 at 148 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities 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 Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 MRI L-SPINE W/O CONT | $7,226.08 | $7,226.08 | $339.63–$6,647.99 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material | $7,226.08 | $7,226.08 | $517.79–$3,623.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material UNSCHEDULED | $7,226.08 | $7,226.08 | $2,529.35–$2,582.60 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material | $10,193.04 | $10,193.04 | $517.79–$3,623.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material UNSCHEDULED | $10,193.04 | $10,193.04 | $2,529.35–$2,582.60 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL MRI L-SPINE W/O CONT | $10,193.04 | $10,193.04 | $479.07–$9,377.60 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL MRI L-SPINE W/O CONT | $11,566.04 | $11,566.04 | $543.60–$10,640.76 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material UNSCHEDULED | $11,566.04 | $11,566.04 | $2,529.35–$2,582.60 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material | $11,566.04 | $11,566.04 | $517.79–$3,623.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $7,226.08, median $10,193.04, highest $11,566.04 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 3 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 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.