Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Salem, OR — inpatient
In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,236.30 to $2,368.57, with a median of $2,368.57. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $1,132.27 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $2,757.88 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 72158, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 Salem, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC MR SPINE LUMBAR WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,236.30 | $1,902.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O AND W/CONTRAST | $2,368.57 | $4,469.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O AND W/CONTRAST | $2,368.57 | $4,469.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,236.30, median $2,368.57, highest $2,368.57 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,368.57 — 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.