Lower back MRI cost in Indiana
In Indiana, 86 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye: from $236.00 to $4,535.00, with a median of $1,016.72. The lowest price is at Parkview Whitley Hospital (Columbia City). The highest price is 19.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,016.72, is 47% below the US median of $1,902.72.
- That is 4.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Indiana ranks 6th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 86 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Nov 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$236.00Parkview Whitley Hospital
Median$1,016.72half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,535.00in Indiana
Lowest saves$780.72vs the median
Hospitals in Indiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Whitley Hospital lowest Columbia City · Fort Wayne, IN HC MRI-SPINE SURVEY LUM W/O CON | $236.00 | $472.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington, IN HC MRI-SPINE SURVEY LUM W/O CON | $236.50 | $473.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview LaGrange Hospital LaGrange · LaGrange, IN HC MRI-SPINE SURVEY LUM W/O CON | $237.50 | $475.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn · Auburn, IN HC MRI-SPINE SURVEY LUM W/O CON | $240.00 | $480.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville · Kendallville, IN HC MRI-SPINE SURVEY LUM W/O CON | $240.50 | $481.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash · Wabash, IN HC MRI-SPINE SURVEY LUM W/O CON | $243.50 | $487.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN HC MRI-SPINE SURVEY LUM W/O CON | $248.00 | $496.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN HC MRI-SPINE SURVEY LUM W/O CON | $248.00 | $496.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Hospital Bloomington · Bloomington, IN MRI L-SPINE WO | $251.00 | $3,900.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Rush Memorial Hospital Rushville · Rushville, IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $315.85 | $421.13 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Henry County Memorial Hospital New Castle · New Castle, IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $423.01 | $604.30 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph Health System Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN 72148 MR-LUMB SPINE WO | $429.84 | $1,791.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Norton Kings Daughters Health Madison · Madison, IN HB MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTR | $450.34 | $2,047.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN 72148 MR-LUMB SPINE WO | $512.46 | $1,898.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN 72148 MR-LUMB SPINE WO | $537.30 | $1,791.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN HB MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONT | $538.00 | $1,345.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN MRI Spine Lumbar; W/O Contrast | $552.78 | $2,393.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan St Francis Health - Carmel Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN MRI Spine Lumbar; W/O Contrast | $552.78 | $2,393.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Orthoindy Hospital Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/C | $568.47 | $3,967.39 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital Jeffersonville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTR | $578.20 | $4,130.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Kokomo Kokomo · Kokomo, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/C | $582.60 | $971.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital Anderson · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/C | $582.60 | $971.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/C | $582.60 | $971.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/C | $582.60 | $971.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/C | $582.60 | $971.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/C | $582.60 | $971.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/C | $582.60 | $971.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/C | $582.60 | $971.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN MRI Spine Lumbar; W/O Contrast | $607.82 | $2,393.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton · Fort Wayne, IN MRI Spine Lumbar Limited WO | $664.08 | $2,767.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Hospital Newburgh · Evansville, IN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $675.51 | $2,047.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Lafayette Lafayette · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN MRI Spine Lumbar; W/O Contrast | $682.67 | $3,089.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crawfordsville Crawfordsville · Crawfordsville, IN MRI Spine Lumbar; W/O Contrast | $690.51 | $2,548.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Spine Lumbar; W/O Contrast | $703.11 | $1,964.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport · Logansport, IN HC MRI-SPINE SURVEY LUM W/O CON | $742.75 | $1,485.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital Regional Terre Haute · Terre Haute, IN Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material | $873.00 | $1,455.00 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital Terre Haute Terre Haute · Terre Haute, IN Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material | $873.00 | $1,455.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Major Hospital Shelbyville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $879.78 | $2,838.00 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Norton Scott Hospital Scottsburg · Scottsburg, IN HB MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTR | $893.40 | $4,467.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN MRI Spine Lumbar Limited WO | $935.01 | $3,463.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Hospital Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Mri lumbar spine w/o dye | $961.10 | $1,373.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City Michigan City · Michigan City-La Porte, IN MRI Spine Lumbar; W/O Contrast | $1,004.64 | $4,830.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City LaPorte La Porte · Michigan City-La Porte, IN MRI Spine Lumbar; W/O Contrast | $1,004.64 | $4,830.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Spine Lumbar; W/O Contrast | $1,028.79 | $4,830.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Starke Knox · Knox, IN MRI Spine Lumbar WO | $1,041.35 | $3,856.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gibson General Hospital Princeton · Princeton, IN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,078.55 | $2,035.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Spine Lumbar; W/O Contrast | $1,246.14 | $4,830.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte · Michigan City-La Porte, IN MRI Spine Lumbar WO | $1,272.76 | $3,856.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville Evansville · Evansville, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/C | $1,287.00 | $2,145.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Warrick Boonville · Evansville, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/C | $1,287.00 | $2,145.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONT | $1,296.00 | $2,160.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Spine Lumbar; W/O Contrast | $1,304.10 | $4,830.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Bremen Bremen · Plymouth, IN MR Lumbar Spine W-O Contrast | $1,320.80 | $2,032.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of South Bend South Bend · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MR Lumbar Spine W-O Contrast | $1,320.80 | $2,032.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw · Warsaw, IN MRI Spine Lumbar Limited WO | $1,378.86 | $6,566.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Spine Lumbar WO | $1,596.51 | $5,913.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Clay Hospital Brazil · Terre Haute, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/C | $1,606.80 | $2,678.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus · Columbus, IN HC MRI Spine Lumbar W/O Contrast | $1,636.00 | $2,045.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hosptial Vincennes · Vincennes, IN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,763.40 | $2,939.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/C | $1,791.60 | $2,986.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Daviess County Hospital Washington · Washington, IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $1,799.00 | $2,570.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital Clinton Clinton · Terre Haute, IN Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material | $1,800.00 | $3,000.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Perry County Memorial Hospital Tell City · Tell City, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,839.60 | $2,628.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/C | $1,845.60 | $3,076.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Jennings Hospital North Vernon · North Vernon, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/C | $1,891.20 | $3,152.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Memorial Hospital Greensburg · Greensburg, IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $1,919.25 | $2,559.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN HC MRI Spine Lumbar W/O Cont | $1,980.90 | $2,201.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Randolph Hospital Winchester · Winchester, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/C | $1,996.80 | $3,328.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital Williamsport · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO/C | $2,047.20 | $3,412.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Adams County Memorial Hospital Decatur · Decatur, IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $2,079.00 | $2,079.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital Peru · Peru, IN MRI Spine Lumbar WO | $2,112.00 | $4,224.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Greene County General Hospital Linton · Linton, IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO | $2,141.31 | $3,568.85 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| Putnam County Hospital Greencastle · Greencastle, IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $2,210.09 | $2,600.10 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $2,272.00 | $2,840.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $2,496.06 | $3,565.80 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Community Hospital Sullivan · Terre Haute, IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $2,574.88 | $3,433.17 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Woodlawn Hospital Rochester · Rochester, IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $2,798.25 | $3,731.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| The Women's Hospital Newburgh · Evansville, IN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $2,876.07 | $4,874.68 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Mishawaka Medical Center Mishawaka · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast | $3,025.75 | $4,655.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth · Plymouth, IN HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast | $3,025.75 | $4,655.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $3,235.67 | $4,314.23 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $3,475.20 | $4,344.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $3,600.60 | $6,001.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake Merrillville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Cont | $3,922.80 | $5,604.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Cont | $3,922.80 | $5,604.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point · 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 |
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List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 19 | $538.00 | $582.60 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 8 | $703.11 | $1,450.30 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 8 | $236.00 | $471.15 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 5 | $873.00 | $1,606.80 |
| Evansville, IN | 4 | $675.51 | $1,287.00 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 4 | $578.20 | $2,540.64 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 3 | $1,004.64 | $1,004.64 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 2 | $682.67 | $1,364.94 |
| Plymouth, IN | 2 | $1,320.80 | $2,173.28 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 2 | $1,320.80 | $2,173.28 |
| Auburn, IN | 1 | $240.00 | $240.00 |
| Bloomington, IN | 1 | $251.00 | $251.00 |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $1,636.00 | $1,636.00 |
| Crawfordsville, IN | 1 | $690.51 | $690.51 |
| Decatur, IN | 1 | $2,079.00 | $2,079.00 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1 | $961.10 | $961.10 |
| Greencastle, IN | 1 | $2,210.09 | $2,210.09 |
| Greensburg, IN | 1 | $1,919.25 | $1,919.25 |
| Huntington, IN | 1 | $236.50 | $236.50 |
| Knox, IN | 1 | $1,041.35 | $1,041.35 |
| Kendallville, IN | 1 | $240.50 | $240.50 |
| Kokomo, IN | 1 | $582.60 | $582.60 |
| LaGrange, IN | 1 | $237.50 | $237.50 |
| Linton, IN | 1 | $2,141.31 | $2,141.31 |
| Logansport, IN | 1 | $742.75 | $742.75 |
| Madison, IN | 1 | $450.34 | $450.34 |
| North Vernon, IN | 1 | $1,891.20 | $1,891.20 |
| New Castle, IN | 1 | $423.01 | $423.01 |
| Princeton, IN | 1 | $1,078.55 | $1,078.55 |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $2,112.00 | $2,112.00 |
| Rochester, IN | 1 | $2,798.25 | $2,798.25 |
| Rushville, IN | 1 | $315.85 | $315.85 |
| Scottsburg, IN | 1 | $893.40 | $893.40 |
| Tell City, IN | 1 | $1,839.60 | $1,839.60 |
| Vincennes, IN | 1 | $1,763.40 | $1,763.40 |
| Winchester, IN | 1 | $1,996.80 | $1,996.80 |
| Wabash, IN | 1 | $243.50 | $243.50 |
| Warsaw, IN | 1 | $1,378.86 | $1,378.86 |
| Washington, IN | 1 | $1,799.00 | $1,799.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What lower back MRI is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lower back MRI explained.
MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$1,596.76
- Alaska$3,437.78
- Arizona$1,752.45
- Arkansas$891.78
- California$3,060.69
- Colorado$2,164.66
- Connecticut$1,437.00
- Delaware$2,452.48
- District of Columbia$2,013.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,699.50
- Georgia$1,713.00
- Hawaii$1,531.60
- Idaho$1,557.45
- Illinois$2,881.44
- Iowa$2,371.13
- Kansas$1,240.13
- Kentucky$1,725.03
- Louisiana$1,032.62
- Maine$1,419.25
- Maryland$495.14
- Massachusetts$1,805.25
- Michigan$1,806.88
- Minnesota$2,036.24
- Mississippi$1,302.62
- Missouri$1,861.45
- Montana$1,753.00
- Nebraska$3,216.00
- Nevada$2,308.53
- New Hampshire$2,455.25
- New Jersey$591.91
- New Mexico$2,038.78
- New York$1,307.22
- North Carolina$2,227.59
- North Dakota$1,934.90
- Ohio$1,666.80
- Oklahoma$1,264.00
- Oregon$1,870.75
- Pennsylvania$1,790.00
- Puerto Rico$725.00
- Rhode Island$2,250.00
- South Carolina$2,193.60
- South Dakota$3,269.60
- Tennessee$984.54
- Texas$2,190.02
- Utah$4,273.11
- Vermont$3,576.90
- Virginia$2,000.00
- Washington$2,100.33
- West Virginia$1,350.75
- Wisconsin$2,210.00
- Wyoming$2,274.75
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.