Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Spokane, WA — inpatient
In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $2,102.10 to $3,847.90, with a median of $2,391.20. The lowest listed price is at Providence Mount Carmel Hospital — $289.10 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $3,206.98 at 31 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital lowest Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE LIMITED | $2,102.10 | $3,003.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE LIMITED | $2,391.20 | $3,416.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE LIMITED | $2,576.00 | $3,680.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $3,837.33 | $5,481.90 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $3,847.90 | $5,497.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $4,516.40 | $6,452.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $4,781.70 | $6,831.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $5,103.70 | $7,291.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2,102.10, median $2,391.20, highest $3,847.90 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,975.00 — 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.