Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Moses Lake, WA — inpatient
In Moses Lake, WA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $3,938.00 to $3,938.00, with a median of $3,938.00. Across Washington, the median is $3,104.40 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72158, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant County Public Hospital District 1 Moses Lake, WA MRI scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | $3,938.00 | $3,938.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3,938.00, median $3,938.00, highest $3,938.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,242.39 — 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72158 ($2,716.80). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Grant County Public Hospital District 1 Moses Lake, WAHC PR 72158 MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O & W/Contr Matrl | $195.00 | file |