MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye cost in New York
In New York, 60 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye: from $195.00 to $7,030.00, with a median of $1,008.83. The lowest price is at Maimonides Medical Center (Brooklyn). The highest price is 36.1× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$195.00Maimonides Medical Center
Median$1,008.83half pay less
Highest$7,030.00in New York
Lowest saves$813.83vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center lowest Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI SPINAL CANAL,LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST | $195.00 | $195.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $207.00 | $207.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $243.77 | $837.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $243.77 | $837.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $243.77 | $837.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Mri lumbar spine w/o dye | $283.22 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Mri lumbar spine w/o dye | $283.22 | — | — source file |
| NYC New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE(EG, PROTON) IMAGING, SPINAL CANAL AND CONT | $286.04 | $819.34 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE(EG, PROTON) IMAGING, SPINAL CANAL AND CONT | $286.04 | $819.34 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE(EG, PROTON) IMAGING, SPINAL CANAL AND CONT | $286.04 | $819.34 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC MRI, Lumbar Spine - MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast | $300.00 | $1,457.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC MRI, Lumbar Spine - MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast | $300.00 | $1,457.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC MRI, Lumbar Spine - MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast | $300.00 | $1,457.00 | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material | $358.00 | — | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material | $415.00 | $415.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Floor Hauppauge · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $415.00 | $415.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material | $459.00 | — | — source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY HB MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material | $460.00 | — | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $499.12 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material | $592.00 | — | — source file |
| Schuyler Hospital, Inc. Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC MRI, Lumbar Spine - MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast | $635.25 | $3,176.25 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY MR SP CANAL LUMBAR WO | $682.20 | $1,137.00 | — source file |
| Nassau Health Care Corporation East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $702.24 | $1,003.20 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC MRI, Lumbar Spine - MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast | $890.40 | $4,452.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY 72148 MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO DYE | $900.00 | $900.00 | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST | $956.04 | $1,470.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $992.00 | $992.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $992.00 | $992.00 | — source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST | $1,006.36 | $1,548.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST | $1,006.36 | $1,548.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST | $1,011.29 | $1,555.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC MRI, Lumbar Spine - MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast | $1,066.48 | $5,332.39 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC MRI, Lumbar Spine - MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast | $1,066.48 | $5,332.39 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC MRI, Lumbar Spine - MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast | $1,066.48 | $5,332.39 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,133.75 | $5,967.13 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,133.75 | $5,967.13 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST | $1,307.22 | $1,634.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,381.81 | $7,272.66 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital?Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,381.81 | $7,272.66 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast | $1,543.10 | $2,374.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital INC Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC MRI LUMB SPINE WO CNTRST | $1,697.28 | $2,176.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST | $2,233.24 | $3,435.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast | $2,379.65 | $3,661.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast | $2,379.65 | $3,661.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Massena Hospital Inc Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST | $2,427.68 | $3,734.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY MRI L-Spine WO Contrast | $2,592.00 | $3,240.00 | — source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST | $2,642.74 | $4,065.75 | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast | $3,523.50 | $3,915.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast | $3,523.50 | $3,915.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast | $3,523.50 | $3,915.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast | $3,523.50 | $3,915.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast | $3,523.50 | $3,915.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $3,913.00 | $3,913.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY MRI L-Spine WO Contrast | $4,104.26 | $5,130.32 | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Mri,Lumbar W/O Contrast | $4,232.29 | $4,232.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $5,271.70 | $6,202.00 | — source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $5,653.00 | $5,653.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $6,499.20 | $6,499.20 | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $7,029.42 | $7,029.42 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $7,030.00 | $7,030.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 25 | $195.00 | $1,133.75 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $283.22 | $774.02 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 5 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $460.00 | $1,066.48 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $2,233.24 | $2,427.68 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $2,379.65 | $2,379.65 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $1,066.48 | $1,066.48 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $682.20 | $1,189.74 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $900.00 | $1,221.55 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $1,011.29 | $1,011.29 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $2,592.00 | $2,592.00 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $207.00 | $207.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $890.40 | $890.40 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $3,913.00 | $3,913.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $635.25 | $635.25 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $5,653.00 | $5,653.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $459.00 | $459.00 |
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
- Alabama$2,629.06
- Alaska$2,642.99
- Arizona$726.38
- Arkansas$847.20
- California$2,665.50
- Colorado$981.91
- Connecticut$1,508.65
- Delaware$2,452.48
- Florida$2,324.67
- Georgia$1,775.67
- Hawaii$1,510.20
- Idaho$1,857.00
- Illinois$1,777.50
- Indiana$948.06
- Iowa$1,502.64
- Kansas$1,694.40
- Kentucky$3,235.67
- Louisiana$1,017.63
- Maine$1,293.45
- Maryland$469.03
- Massachusetts$2,312.47
- Michigan$1,426.00
- Minnesota$1,240.46
- Mississippi$682.50
- Missouri$1,862.90
- Montana$1,848.37
- Nebraska$1,503.82
- Nevada$1,950.95
- New Hampshire$1,875.33
- New Jersey$322.54
- New Mexico$1,592.17
- North Carolina$2,013.08
- North Dakota$1,723.78
- Ohio$1,309.10
- Oklahoma$1,030.18
- Oregon$1,776.00
- Pennsylvania$1,790.00
- Puerto Rico$690.00
- Rhode Island$1,258.00
- South Carolina$2,759.50
- South Dakota$3,189.60
- Tennessee$705.00
- Texas$2,190.02
- Utah$2,229.06
- Vermont$2,912.70
- Virginia$1,954.80
- Washington$2,114.45
- West Virginia$1,381.00
- Wisconsin$1,621.22
- Wyoming$1,227.35
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.