Lower back MRI cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 34 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye: from $555.50 to $7,622.00, with a median of $1,350.75. The lowest price is at Weirton Medical Center (Weirton). The highest price is 13.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,350.75, is 29% below the US median of $1,902.72.
- That is 5.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- West Virginia ranks 12th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 34 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$555.50Weirton Medical Center
Median$1,350.75half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,622.00in West Virginia
Lowest saves$795.25vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weirton Medical Center lowest Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $555.50 | $1,111.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Stonewall Jackson Hospital Weston · Weston, WV MRI Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast | $674.77 | $1,349.53 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Montgomery General Hospital Montgomery · Beckley, WV MRI LUMBAR CORD (S) | $856.70 | $1,142.27 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway · Gassaway, WV MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $868.50 | $1,737.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital White Hall · Fairmont, WV Magnetic Resonance Imaging Exam | $914.91 | $1,829.81 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Medical Center Morgantown · Morgantown, WV Magnetic Resonance Imaging Exam | $914.91 | $1,829.81 | Apr 10, 2026 source file |
| Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg · Petersburg, WV MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $923.20 | $1,154.00 | Jul 12, 2026 source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $976.00 | $1,952.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Raleigh General Hospital Beckley · Beckley, WV Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material | $1,035.54 | $2,588.85 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,040.50 | $2,081.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,113.50 | $2,227.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,133.00 | $2,266.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,205.50 | $2,411.00 | Jul 12, 2026 source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant · Point Pleasant, WV MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CON | $1,211.46 | $3,785.81 | Nov 22, 2025 source file |
| Boone Memorial Hospital Madison · Charleston, WV MRI LUMBAR WO CONTRAST,Technical Component | $1,234.50 | $2,469.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,343.50 | $2,687.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jackson General Hospital Ripley · Ripley, WV MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,349.50 | $2,699.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,352.00 | $2,704.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,381.00 | $2,762.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,381.00 | $2,762.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,443.50 | $2,887.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Memorial Hospital Buckeye · Buckeye, WV MRI LUMBAR WO CONTRA | $1,470.00 | $2,100.00 | Nov 13, 2025 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,544.50 | $3,089.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital Philippi · Philippi, WV MRI-LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST | $1,665.05 | $2,378.64 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,690.50 | $3,381.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Thomas Memorial Hospital South Charleston · Charleston, WV MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,746.50 | $3,493.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Preston Memorial Hospital Kingwood · Morgantown, WV MRI L SPINE W/O CONT | $1,843.13 | $3,686.25 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Mri Lumbar Spine, W/O | $2,124.36 | $3,540.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roane General Hospital Spencer · Spencer, WV Mri lumbar spine w/o dye | $2,388.15 | $3,980.25 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Summers County Arh Hospital Hinton · Hinton, WV MR LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $3,053.40 | $5,089.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Beckley Arh Hospital Beckley · Beckley, WV MR LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $3,295.20 | $5,492.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary’s Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MRI Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast | $3,421.71 | $3,421.71 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MRI Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast | $3,604.67 | $3,604.67 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $7,622.00 | $7,622.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckley, WV | 3 | $856.70 | $1,035.54 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 3 | $3,421.71 | $3,604.67 |
| Morgantown, WV | 3 | $914.91 | $976.00 |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $1,234.50 | $1,490.50 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $1,352.00 | $1,397.75 |
| Buckeye, WV | 1 | $1,470.00 | $1,470.00 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $1,544.50 | $1,544.50 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $1,690.50 | $1,690.50 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $1,381.00 | $1,381.00 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $1,133.00 | $1,133.00 |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $914.91 | $914.91 |
| Gassaway, WV | 1 | $868.50 | $868.50 |
| Hinton, WV | 1 | $3,053.40 | $3,053.40 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $1,113.50 | $1,113.50 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $1,343.50 | $1,343.50 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $923.20 | $923.20 |
| Philippi, WV | 1 | $1,665.05 | $1,665.05 |
| Point Pleasant, WV | 1 | $1,211.46 | $1,211.46 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $1,381.00 | $1,381.00 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $1,349.50 | $1,349.50 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $2,124.36 | $2,124.36 |
| Spencer, WV | 1 | $2,388.15 | $2,388.15 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $1,040.50 | $1,040.50 |
| Weston, WV | 1 | $674.77 | $674.77 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $1,205.50 | $1,205.50 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $555.50 | $555.50 |
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
- Indiana$1,016.72
- 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
- Wisconsin$2,210.00
- Wyoming$2,274.75
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.