Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Minot, ND
In Minot, ND, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye: from $3,608.00 to $3,608.00, with a median of $3,608.00. The lowest listed price is at Trinity Hospitals and 1 other hospital. Across North Dakota, the median is $3,296.55 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 72158, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 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 Minot, ND.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Hospitals lowest Minot, ND · (701) 857-5000 MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/ + W/O CONTRAS | $3,608.00 | $4,510.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital lowest Kenmare, ND · (701) 385-4296 MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/ + W/O CONTRAS | $3,608.00 | $4,510.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,608.00, median $3,608.00, highest $3,608.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,608.00. 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.