Lower back MRI cost in Cut Bank, MT
In Cut Bank, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye: from $527.31 to $527.31, with a median of $527.31. Across Montana, the median is $1,746.47 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72148, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Cut Bank, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Cut Bank lowest Cut Bank, MT · (406) 873-2251 MR L Spine wo Contrast Limited | $527.31 | $811.25 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank lowest Cut Bank, MT · (406) 873-2251 MR Exam | $527.31 | $811.25 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $527.31, median $527.31, highest $527.31.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $527.31. 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72148 ($1,999.90). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MTMR L Spine wo Contrast - Report | $108.55 | file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MTMR L Spine wo Contrast Limited - Report | $108.55 | file |