Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Marietta, OH
In Marietta, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye: from $2,270.40 to $2,270.40, with a median of $2,270.40. The lowest listed price is at Selby General Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Ohio, the median is $2,123.55 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 72158, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 21, 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 Marietta, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selby General Hospital lowest Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Mri Lumbar Spine, W & W/O | $2,270.40 | $3,784.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital lowest Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Mri Lumbar Spine, W & W/O | $2,270.40 | $3,784.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,270.40, median $2,270.40, highest $2,270.40.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,270.40. 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.