Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Marietta, OH — inpatient
In Marietta, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,920.00 to $2,270.40, with a median of $2,095.20. The lowest listed price is at Selby General Hospital — $175.20 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $2,123.55 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 72158, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Oct 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 | $1,920.00 | $3,200.00 | — | 40% | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Mri Lumbar Spine, W & W/O | $2,270.40 | $3,784.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,920.00, median $2,095.20, highest $2,270.40 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,095.20 — 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.