Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Kennewick, WA
In Kennewick-Richland, WA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye: from $3,922.10 to $3,922.10, with a median of $3,922.10. Across Washington, the median is $3,206.98 at 31 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Kennewick-Richland, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center lowest Richland, WA · (509) 946-4611 HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $3,922.10 | $5,603.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center lowest Richland, WA · (509) 946-4611 HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE LIMITED | $3,922.10 | $5,603.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA · (509) 946-4611 HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $4,358.90 | $6,227.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA · (509) 946-4611 HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE LIMITED | $4,358.90 | $6,227.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,922.10, median $3,922.10, highest $3,922.10.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4,358.90. 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.