Scans and imaging CPT 72148 Illinois Outpatient

MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye cost in Illinois

In Illinois, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye: from $217.00 to $5,888.80, with a median of $1,777.50. The lowest price is at Deaconess Regional Healthcare Services Illinois Inc (Marion). The highest price is 27.1× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 72148. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$217.00Deaconess Regional Healthcare Services Illinois Inc

Median$1,777.50half pay less

Highest$5,888.80in Illinois

Lowest saves$1,560.50vs the median

Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
Deaconess Regional Healthcare Services Illinois Inc lowest Marion · Marion-Herrin, IL CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL	$217.00	$620.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Mercy Medical Center Aurora · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI L-SPINE SURVEY WO CONTRAST	$254.00	$5,151.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Saint Francis Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE	$254.00	$3,580.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Roseland Community Hospital Association Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast	$302.84	$597.00	Jul 1, 2026 source file
American Healthcare Systems Illinois LLC Granite City · St. Louis, MO-IL MR-LUMB SPINE WO	$429.59	$715.99	— source file
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads Inc Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, IL CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL	$433.65	$1,239.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Trinity Medical Center Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PR MRI, LUMBAR SPINE	$520.00	$650.00	Jan 28, 2026 source file
Humboldt Park Health North Francisco Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast	$550.66	$1,966.65	Aug 24, 2026 source file
Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital Inc Anna · Anna, IL CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL	$573.30	$1,638.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR Scan Spine Lumb-WO/Con	$783.37	$4,123.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR Scan Spine Lumb-WO/Con	$948.29	$4,123.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE	$1,125.00	$4,500.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE	$1,125.00	$4,500.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE	$1,125.00	$4,500.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE	$1,125.00	$4,500.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MR Lumbar Plexus wo Contrast	$1,179.00	$1,965.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MR Lumbar Plexus wo Contrast	$1,179.00	$1,965.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE	$1,179.27	$4,430.00	— source file
Presence Chicago Hospitals Network Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONT	$1,181.40	$3,580.00	— source file
Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR L SPINE WO DYE	$1,210.00	$2,420.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR L SPINE WO DYE	$1,210.00	$2,420.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR LUMBAR SPINE LTD WO DYE	$1,350.00	$2,700.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR LUMBAR SPINE LTD WO DYE	$1,425.00	$2,850.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Resilience Healthcare Weiss Memorial Hospital LLC Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast	$1,425.49	$4,192.62	Mar 17, 2025 source file
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR L SPINE WO DYE	$1,505.00	$3,010.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center LLC Oak Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast	$1,597.73	$4,699.22	Mar 17, 2025 source file
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR LUMBAR SPINE LTD WITHOUT DYE	$1,650.00	$3,300.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR L SPINE WO DYE	$1,650.00	$3,300.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Community First Healthcare of Illinois INC Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast	$1,653.25	$3,306.50	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR LUMBAR SPINE LTD WO DYE	$1,700.00	$3,400.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR L SPINE WO DYE	$1,700.00	$3,400.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR L SPINE WO DYE	$1,765.00	$3,530.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR L SPINE WO DYE	$1,790.00	$3,580.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC MRI L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$2,338.56	$3,248.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Lumbar W/O Contrast	$2,540.20	$3,908.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Lumbar W/O Contrast	$2,540.20	$3,908.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Lumbar W/O Contrast	$2,540.20	$3,908.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Lumbar W/O Contrast	$2,540.20	$3,908.00	— source file
Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital Inc Shelbyville · Shelbyville, IL HC MRI L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$2,881.44	$4,002.00	— source file
St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese · St. Louis, MO-IL HC MRI L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$3,121.92	$4,336.00	— source file
St Francis Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Litchfield · Litchfield, IL HC MRI L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$3,158.64	$4,387.00	— source file
Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb Mri Lumbar Spine W/O Dye	$3,186.00	$3,186.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Hshs Holy Family Hospital Inc Greenville · St. Louis, MO-IL HC MRI L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$3,201.12	$4,446.00	— source file
St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL HC MRI L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$3,208.32	$4,456.00	— source file
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H MR SPINE LUMBAR NEURO WO CONT	$3,564.40	$5,092.00	— source file
St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL HC MRI L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$3,633.12	$5,046.00	— source file
Northern Illinois Medical Center DBA Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Dye	$3,837.40	$5,482.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Dye	$3,837.40	$5,482.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Dye	$3,837.40	$5,482.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Dye	$3,837.40	$5,482.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital Dekalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Dye	$3,837.40	$5,482.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Dye	$3,837.40	$5,482.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Dye	$3,837.40	$5,482.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Dye	$3,837.40	$5,482.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST	$3,908.00	$3,908.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST	$3,908.00	$3,908.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST	$3,908.00	$3,908.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Decatur · Decatur, IL HC MRI L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$4,450.32	$6,181.00	— source file
St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL HC MRI L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST	$4,510.08	$6,264.00	— source file
Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Spinal Canal And Contents, Lumbar; Without Contrast Material	$4,535.00	$4,535.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Edward Hospital Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINAL CANAL AND CONTENTS WITHOUT CONTRAST	$4,705.00	$4,705.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINAL CANAL AND CONTENTS WITHOUT CONTRAST	$4,705.00	$4,705.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Spinal Canal And Contents, Lumbar; Without Contrast Material	$5,558.00	$5,558.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE	$5,888.80	$5,888.80	— source file

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	47	$254.00	$1,765.00
St. Louis, MO-IL	5	$429.59	$3,121.92
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	3	$520.00	$1,179.00
Anna, IL	1	$573.30	$573.30
Charleston-Mattoon, IL	1	$3,633.12	$3,633.12
Decatur, IL	1	$4,450.32	$4,450.32
Kankakee, IL	1	$1,179.27	$1,179.27
Litchfield, IL	1	$3,158.64	$3,158.64
Marion-Herrin, IL	1	$217.00	$217.00
Mount Vernon, IL	1	$433.65	$433.65
Shelbyville, IL	1	$2,881.44	$2,881.44
Springfield, IL	1	$4,510.08	$4,510.08

What it is

An MRI of the lower back uses a magnet and radio waves to make detailed pictures of the lumbar spine, including discs, nerves and the spinal canal. It is commonly ordered for back pain that spreads down the leg, numbness or weakness. No contrast dye is used.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's interpretation is often billed separately.

MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.