Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Cambridge, OH
In Cambridge, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye: from $3,138.85 to $3,138.85, with a median of $3,138.85. Across Ohio, the median is $2,123.55 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72158, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center Cambridge, OH · (740) 439-8000 Hc Mri Lumbar Spine W Wo Contrast | $3,138.85 | $4,829.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,138.85, median $3,138.85, highest $3,138.85.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,138.85. 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
This MRI of the lumbar spine takes one set of pictures without contrast dye and a second set after the dye is injected into a vein. The dye helps tell scar tissue from a new disc problem after back surgery and can show infection, inflammation or tumors.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers both sets of images; the contrast agent may appear as a separate line on some bills. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.