Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Malta, MT
In Malta, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye: from $2,571.30 to $2,571.30, with a median of $2,571.30. Across Montana, the median is $2,951.20 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72158, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Malta, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips County Hospital Assn lowest Malta, MT · (406) 654-1100 MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CON FOLLWED BY CON | $2,571.30 | $2,857.00 | — | 10% | — source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta, MT · (406) 654-1100 MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CON FOLLOWED BY CON | $2,700.00 | $3,000.00 | — | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,571.30, median $2,571.30, highest $2,571.30.
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.