Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Shell Lake, WI
In Shell Lake, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye: from $3,900.00 to $3,900.00, with a median of $3,900.00. Across Wisconsin, the median is $2,739.41 at 86 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 —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianhead Medical Center Shell Lake, WI · (715) 468-7833 MRI L SPINE W W/O CONTRAST | $3,900.00 | $4,875.00 | — | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,900.00, median $3,900.00, highest $3,900.00.
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.