Lower back MRI with contrast cost in DuBois, PA — inpatient
In DuBois, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $309.00 to $309.00, with a median of $309.00. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $2,915.10 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72158, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 1, 2025 and Aug 1, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in DuBois, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Highlands Dubois lowest DuBois, PA · (814) 371-2200 MRI Spine Lumbar w/ + w/o Contrast - Report | $309.00 | $309.00 | — | — | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois lowest DuBois, PA · (814) 371-2200 MRI Spine Lumbar w/ + w/o Contrast - Report | $309.00 | $309.00 | — | — | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois, PA · (814) 371-2200 MRI Spine Lumbar w/ + w/o Contrast | $4,324.00 | $4,324.00 | — | — | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois, PA · (814) 371-2200 MRI Spine Lumbar w/ + w/o Contrast | $4,324.00 | $4,324.00 | — | — | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $309.00, median $309.00, highest $309.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $309.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.