Scans and imaging CPT 72148 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — inpatient

In Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $2,110.00 to $2,110.00, with a median of $2,110.00. The lowest listed price is at Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 72148, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.

Lowest$2,110.00Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant
Median$2,110.00half pay less
Highest$2,110.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI.

median
Lowest $2,110.00Highest $2,110.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant lowest Mount Pleasant, WI MR L SPINE WO DYE $2,110.00 $4,220.00 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant, WI MR LUMBAR SPINE LTD WITHOUT DYE $2,110.00 $4,220.00 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington, WI MR L SPINE WO DYE $2,110.00 $4,220.00 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $2,110.00, median $2,110.00, highest $2,110.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,110.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.