Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Warrensburg, MO
In Warrensburg, MO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye: from $730.00 to $730.00, with a median of $730.00. Across Missouri, the median is $2,496.33 at 24 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72158, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2024 and Dec 1, 2024.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg, MO · (660) 747-2500 MRI Spine Lumbar w/ + w/o Cont - FAMC | $730.00 | $3,103.40 | — | 76% | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $730.00, median $730.00, highest $730.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $730.00. 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.