Lower back MRI cost in Orlando, FL
In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 13 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye: from $1,360.00 to $15,616.35, with a median of $5,260.00. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Central and 3 other hospitals — $3,900.00 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $3,699.50 at 167 hospitals.
- The median here, $5,260.00, is 176% above the US median of $1,903.81.
- That is 21.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Orlando, FL ranks 4th of 4 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 cities for code 72148, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 10, 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Central lowest Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Mri, Lumbar Spine - Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,360.00 | $3,400.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health lowest Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Mri, Lumbar Spine - Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,360.00 | $3,400.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital lowest Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Mri, Lumbar Spine - Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,360.00 | $3,400.00 | — | 60% |
| South Lake Hospital lowest Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Mri, Lumbar Spine - Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,360.00 | $3,400.00 | — | 60% |
| The Villages Regional Hospital The Villages, FL · (352) 751-8000 HB MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CON File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,606.55 | $2,921.00 | $1,314.45–$2,424.43 | 45% |
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital Leesburg, FL · (352) 323-5762 HB MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CON File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,606.55 | $2,921.00 | $1,314.45–$2,024.25 | 45% |
| Nemours Childrens Hospital, Florida Orlando, FL · (407) 567-4000 MRI Lumbar W/O Cont+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $5,260.00 | $5,260.00 | — | — |
| Oviedo Medical Center Orlando, FL · (615) 850-6055 Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material UNSCHEDULED+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5,830.00 | $5,830.00 | $419.76–$3,623.00 | — |
| AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,184.00 | $6,184.00 | — | — |
| HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital Casselberry, FL · (407) 321-4500 Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,223.25 | $6,223.25 | $448.07–$5,600.93 | — |
| AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,360.92 | $6,360.92 | — | — |
| Ucf Lake Nona Hospital Orlando, FL · (850) 523-2115 MRI L-SPINE W/O CONT+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $14,712.97 | $14,712.97 | $517.79–$13,241.67 | — |
| HCA Florida Osceola Hospital Orlando, FL · (407) 846-2266 MRI L-SPINE W/O CONT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $15,616.35 | $15,616.35 | $1,124.38–$15,616.35 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $1,360.00, median $5,260.00, highest $15,616.35 — a 11.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,360.00. 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 2 of 6 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.