Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Rockford, IL — inpatient
In Rockford, IL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $5,387.72 to $5,387.72, with a median of $5,387.72. Across Illinois, the median is $4,090.07 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72158, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 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 Rockford, IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Memorial Hospital lowest Rockford, IL · (815) 968-6861 HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/WO CONTRAST | $5,387.72 | $7,183.62 | — | 25% | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Rockford Memorial Hospital lowest Rockford, IL · (815) 968-6861 HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/WO CONTRAST | $5,387.72 | $7,183.62 | — | 25% | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $5,387.72, median $5,387.72, highest $5,387.72.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $5,387.72 — 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72158 ($2,978.40). 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.
| Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford, ILHC PBB PR MRI, LUMBAR SPINE COMBO | $280.69 | file |
| Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford, ILHC PBB PR MRI, LUMBAR SPINE COMBO | $280.69 | file |