Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Crescent City, CA
In Crescent City, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye: from $8,441.00 to $8,441.00, with a median of $8,441.00. Across California, the median is $4,557.55 at 200 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72158, 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.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutter Coast Hospital Crescent City, CA · (707) 464-8511 HCHG MRI SPINE LUMB W AND WO CONTR | $8,441.00 | $8,441.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8,441.00, median $8,441.00, highest $8,441.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $8,441.00. 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.