Scans and imaging CPT 72148 Wisconsin Outpatient

Lower back MRI cost in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, 98 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye: from $728.30 to $5,462.52, with a median of $2,210.00. The lowest price is at Bellin Health Oconto Hospital (Oconto). The highest price is 7.5× the lowest.

  • The median here, $2,210.00, is 16% above the US median of $1,902.72.
  • That is 9.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
  • Wisconsin ranks 36th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 4 of 98 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$728.30Bellin Health Oconto Hospital
Median$2,210.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,462.52in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$1,481.70vs the median

Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Bellin Health Oconto Hospital lowest Oconto · Green Bay, WI HCHG 72148 MRI-LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST $728.30 $1,573.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MRI lumbar spine $1,207.14 $2,676.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 72148 MRI-LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST $1,207.97 $2,609.00 Jun 27, 2026
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River Falls Area Hospital River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO LIMITED $1,240.46 $2,215.10 Jun 15, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,341.96 $2,532.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,341.96 $2,532.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin Campus Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,341.96 $2,532.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,341.96 $2,532.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,341.96 $2,532.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Beloit Memorial Hospital Beloit · Janesville-Beloit, WI MRI Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast $1,393.20 $4,644.00 Oct 12, 2026
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Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI 72148-Exam MRI Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast $1,440.00 $4,500.00 Jun 17, 2026
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Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,451.79 $2,547.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,451.79 $2,547.00 Jan 1, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI HC MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast $1,472.30 $2,629.10 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI HC MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast $1,472.30 $2,629.10 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast $1,472.30 $2,629.10 Aug 7, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HC MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast $1,472.30 $2,629.10 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast $1,472.30 $2,629.10 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI HC MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast $1,472.30 $2,629.10 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast $1,472.30 $2,629.10 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI HC MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast $1,472.30 $2,629.10 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HC MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast $1,472.30 $2,629.10 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HC MRI Lumbar Spine WO Contrast $1,472.30 $2,629.10 Aug 8, 2026
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Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI HCHG 72148 MRI-LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST $1,621.22 $3,148.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 72148 MRI-LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST $1,655.85 $3,148.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MRI lumbar spine $1,684.78 $3,203.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,945.98 $3,414.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CNTRST-TECH $1,977.90 $2,082.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CNTRST-TECH $1,977.90 $2,082.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CNTRST-TECH $1,977.90 $2,082.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CNTRST-TECH $1,977.90 $2,082.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CNTRST-TECH $1,977.90 $2,082.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CNTRST-TECH $1,977.90 $2,082.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CNTRST-TECH $1,977.90 $2,082.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI HCHG 72148 MRI-LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST $1,983.79 $3,129.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI HCHG 72148 MRI-LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST $2,033.02 $4,002.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI MRI lumbar spine $2,056.92 $3,945.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $2,067.00 $3,900.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $2,067.00 $3,900.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah · Sparta, WI MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast $2,076.76 $3,611.75 Oct 28, 2026
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Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI MRI L SPINE WO CONTRAST $2,092.85 $2,832.00 Jan 1, 2026
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UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST $2,118.84 $2,648.54 Jan 28, 2026
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Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI MR L SPINE WO DYE $2,210.00 $4,420.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI MR L SPINE WO DYE $2,210.00 $4,420.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI MR L SPINE WO DYE $2,210.00 $4,420.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MR L SPINE WO DYE $2,210.00 $4,420.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI MR L SPINE WO DYE $2,210.00 $4,420.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR L SPINE WO DYE $2,210.00 $4,420.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR LUMBAR SPINE LTD WITHOUT DYE $2,210.00 $4,420.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI MR L SPINE WO DYE $2,210.00 $4,420.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MR L SPINE WO DYE $2,210.00 $4,420.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MR L SPINE WO DYE $2,210.00 $4,420.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI MR LUMBAR SPINE LTD WITHOUT DYE $2,210.00 $4,420.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR L SPINE WO DYE $2,210.00 $4,420.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR L SPINE WO DYE $2,210.00 $4,420.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR L SPINE WO DYE $2,210.00 $4,420.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR L SPINE WO DYE $2,210.00 $4,420.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St. Luke's South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR L SPINE WO DYE $2,210.00 $4,420.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR LUMBAR SPINE LTD WITHOUT DYE $2,210.00 $4,420.00 Nov 6, 2026
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St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC MRI L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST $2,337.72 $3,542.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC MRI L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST $2,337.72 $3,542.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HC MRI L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST $2,337.72 $3,542.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC MRI L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST $2,337.72 $3,542.00 Mar 24, 2026
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Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster · Platteville, WI MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast $2,512.90 $3,866.00 Sep 18, 2026
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Stoughton Hospital Stoughton · Madison, WI MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast $2,636.70 $4,794.00 Jun 11, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST $2,783.96 $5,061.75 Mar 23, 2026
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Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI L Spine MRI Without Contrast $2,948.40 $4,536.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI L Spine MRI Without Contrast $2,948.40 $4,536.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI L Spine MRI Without Contrast $2,948.40 $4,536.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI L Spine MRI Without Contrast $2,948.40 $4,536.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI L Spine MRI Without Contrast $2,948.40 $4,536.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI L Spine MRI Without Contrast $2,948.40 $4,536.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI L Spine MRI Without Contrast $2,948.40 $4,536.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI L Spine MRI Without Contrast $2,948.40 $4,536.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI L Spine MRI Without Contrast $2,948.40 $4,536.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI L Spine MRI Without Contrast $2,948.40 $4,536.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI L Spine MRI Without Contrast $2,948.40 $4,536.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI L Spine MRI Without Contrast $2,948.40 $4,536.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI L Spine MRI Without Contrast $2,948.40 $4,536.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha, WI MRI Scan Lower Spinal Canal W/O Contrast $3,017.72 $4,023.63 Jul 1, 2026
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Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR NON CONTRAST $3,042.75 $4,057.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CNTRST-TECH $3,062.80 $3,224.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Vernon Memorial Healthcare Viroqua · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 72148 MRI-LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST $3,246.00 $3,246.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Cumberland Memorial Hospital Cumberland · Rice Lake, WI MRI L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST,TC $3,312.90 $3,312.90 Apr 16, 2026
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Indianhead Medical Center Shell Lake · Shell Lake, WI MRI L SPINE W/O CONTRAST $3,316.00 $4,145.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast $3,412.00 $4,265.00 Oct 2, 2026
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Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls · Black River Falls, WI MRI Spine Lumbar w/o Cont $3,447.90 $3,831.00 Jan 8, 2026
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Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center Hayward · Hayward, WI MRI L Spine WO Contrast $3,571.44 $3,759.41 Jan 26, 2026
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OakLeaf Surgical Hospital Altoona · Eau Claire, WI MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST $3,589.60 $3,988.44 Feb 19, 2026
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Spooner Health System Spooner · Spooner, WI MRI L SPINE WO CONTRAST $3,870.90 $4,301.00 Jul 20, 2026
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Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center Prairie Du Chien · Prairie Du Chien, WI MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast $3,945.00 $3,945.00 Oct 22, 2026
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Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Edgerton · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR NON CONTRAST $4,006.97 $5,489.00 Jul 19, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CNTRST-TECH $4,173.35 $4,393.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CNTRST-TECH $4,173.35 $4,393.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center Ashland · Ashland, WI MRI L Spine WO Contrast $4,357.31 $4,586.64 Jan 26, 2026
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AdventHealth Durand Durand · Durand, WI HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE $5,058.83 $5,058.83 Apr 1, 2026
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Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST $5,379.62 $7,172.82 Mar 1, 2026
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Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Walworth Lake Geneva · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST $5,462.52 $7,283.36 Mar 1, 2026
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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 areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 15 $1,341.96 $2,210.00
Green Bay, WI 6 $728.30 $2,273.86
Appleton, WI 4 $1,451.79 $1,472.30
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 4 $1,451.79 $1,472.30
Eau Claire, WI 3 $1,977.90 $2,948.40
Janesville-Beloit, WI 3 $1,393.20 $4,006.97
Madison, WI 3 $2,118.84 $2,636.70
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3 $1,207.14 $1,240.46
Platteville, WI 3 $1,621.22 $2,512.90
Stevens Point-Plover, WI 3 $1,977.90 $2,948.40
Fond du Lac, WI 2 $1,472.30 $1,841.15
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 2 $1,655.85 $2,450.92
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI 2 $2,210.00 $2,210.00
Rice Lake, WI 2 $1,977.90 $2,645.40
Sheboygan, WI 2 $2,210.00 $2,273.86
Wausau, WI 2 $1,977.90 $2,463.15
Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI 2 $2,210.00 $3,836.26
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI 2 $1,977.90 $2,463.15
Antigo, WI 1 $2,948.40 $2,948.40
Ashland, WI 1 $4,357.31 $4,357.31
Berlin, WI 1 $1,472.30 $1,472.30
Black River Falls, WI 1 $3,447.90 $3,447.90
Brookfield, WI 1 $1,341.96 $1,341.96
Beaver Dam, WI 1 $3,062.80 $3,062.80
Durand, WI 1 $5,058.83 $5,058.83
Duluth, MN-WI 1 $2,092.85 $2,092.85
Eagle River, WI 1 $2,948.40 $2,948.40
East Amery, WI 1 $2,056.92 $2,056.92
Friendship, WI 1 $2,033.02 $2,033.02
Grantsburg, WI 1 $3,412.00 $3,412.00
Hayward, WI 1 $3,571.44 $3,571.44
Kenosha, WI 1 $3,017.72 $3,017.72
Ladysmith, WI 1 $1,977.90 $1,977.90
Medford, WI 1 $2,948.40 $2,948.40
Merrill, WI 1 $2,948.40 $2,948.40
Minocqua, WI 1 $1,977.90 $1,977.90
Manitowoc, WI 1 $2,210.00 $2,210.00
Marinette, WI-MI 1 $2,210.00 $2,210.00
Neillsville, WI 1 $4,173.35 $4,173.35
New London, WI 1 $1,472.30 $1,472.30
Park Falls, WI 1 $4,173.35 $4,173.35
Prairie Du Chien, WI 1 $3,945.00 $3,945.00
Rhinelander, WI 1 $2,948.40 $2,948.40
Shell Lake, WI 1 $3,316.00 $3,316.00
Spooner, WI 1 $3,870.90 $3,870.90
Shawano, WI 1 $1,472.30 $1,472.30
Sparta, WI 1 $2,076.76 $2,076.76
Tomahawk, WI 1 $2,948.40 $2,948.40
Waupaca, WI 1 $1,472.30 $1,472.30
Whitehall, WI 1 $1,983.79 $1,983.79
Wild Rose, WI 1 $1,472.30 $1,472.30
Woodruff, WI 1 $2,948.40 $2,948.40
Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI 1 $1,440.00 $1,440.00
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

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