Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 13 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye: from $582.60 to $4,452.00, with a median of $582.60. The lowest listed price is at Naab Road Surgery Center and 6 other hospitals. Across Indiana, the median is $1,527.41 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 9 cities 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 Mar 31, 2026 and May 5, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naab Road Surgery Center lowest Indianapolis, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/WC | $582.60 | $971.00 | $59.65–$835.97 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital lowest Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/WC | $582.60 | $971.00 | $82.27–$835.97 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital lowest Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/WC | $582.60 | $971.00 | $82.27–$835.97 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital lowest Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/WC | $582.60 | $971.00 | $82.27–$835.97 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital lowest Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/WC | $582.60 | $971.00 | $59.65–$835.97 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg lowest Carmel, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/WC | $582.60 | $971.00 | $59.65–$835.97 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg lowest Carmel, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/WC | $582.60 | $971.00 | $59.65–$835.97 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center lowest Carmel, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/WC | $582.60 | $971.00 | $59.65–$835.97 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center lowest Carmel, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/WC | $582.60 | $971.00 | $59.65–$835.97 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana lowest Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/WC | $582.60 | $971.00 | $82.27–$835.97 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana lowest Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/WC | $582.60 | $971.00 | $82.27–$835.97 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital lowest Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/WC | $582.60 | $971.00 | $59.65–$835.97 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital lowest Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/WC | $582.60 | $971.00 | $82.27–$835.97 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center lowest Indianapolis, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/WC | $582.60 | $971.00 | $59.65–$835.97 | 40% | — source file |
| Major Hospital Shelbyville, IN · (317) 392-3211 MRI scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | $1,049.35 | $3,385.00 | $192.89–$3,351.15 | 69% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/WO CONT | $2,266.80 | $3,778.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC MRI Lumbar Spine W & W/O Contrast | $2,461.50 | $2,735.00 | $369.00–$2,735.00 | 10% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/WC | $2,687.40 | $4,479.00 | $82.27–$3,149.18 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/WC | $2,687.40 | $4,479.00 | $82.27–$3,149.18 | 40% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC MRI Lumbar Spine W & W/O Contrast | $2,886.93 | $3,207.70 | $369.00–$3,207.70 | 10% | — source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 MRI scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | $3,479.49 | $4,970.70 | $192.89–$12,426.75 | 30% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 MRI scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | $4,452.00 | $5,565.00 | $192.89–$5,398.05 | 20% | May 5, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $582.60, median $582.60, highest $4,452.00 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $582.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.