Scans and imaging CPT 72148 Outpatient

MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye in Oxford, MS

In Oxford, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye: from $381.11 to $1,041.44, with a median of $711.28.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 27, 2026.

Lowest$381.11Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi
Median$711.28half pay less
Highest$1,041.44in this market
Difference2.7×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 Oxford, MS.

median
Lowest $381.11Highest $1,041.44

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi lowest Oxford, MS HC MR SPINE LUMBAR LTD WO CONTRAST $381.11 $1,657.00 77% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Oxford, MS HC MR SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST $1,041.44 $4,528.00 77% Feb 27, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $381.11, median $711.28, highest $1,041.44 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $711.28. 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.