Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Delaware
In Delaware, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye: from $2,472.00 to $7,408.80, with a median of $3,788.10. The lowest price is at Nemours Children's Hospital (Wilmington). The highest price is 3.0× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 72158. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Hospitals in Delaware, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nemours Children's Hospital lowest Wilmington · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MRI Lumbar W/&W/O Cont | $2,472.00 | $2,472.00 | — source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Contrast | $2,496.00 | $3,840.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| TidalHealth Nanticoke Seaford · Seaford, DE HC MRI-L-Spine W/WO Contrast | $2,925.00 | $2,925.00 | — source file |
| Beebe Medical Center Lewes · Seaford, DE MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $4,651.20 | $5,472.00 | — source file |
| Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford · Seaford, DE Hc Mri Lumbar Spine Wo/W Contrast | $7,408.80 | $8,820.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus Dover · Dover, DE Hc Mri Lumbar Spine Wo/W Contrast | $7,408.80 | $8,820.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaford, DE | 3 | $2,925.00 | $4,651.20 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $2,472.00 | $2,484.00 |
| Dover, DE | 1 | $7,408.80 | $7,408.80 |
What it is
This MRI of the lumbar spine takes one set of pictures without contrast dye and a second set after the dye is injected into a vein. The dye helps tell scar tissue from a new disc problem after back surgery and can show infection, inflammation or tumors.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers both sets of images; the contrast agent may appear as a separate line on some bills. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.
MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$3,949.76
- Alaska$3,428.10
- Arizona$1,098.94
- Arkansas$902.85
- California$3,783.24
- Colorado$1,512.80
- Connecticut$2,411.27
- Florida$3,659.37
- Georgia$2,370.03
- Hawaii$2,037.60
- Idaho$2,263.00
- Illinois$2,767.50
- Indiana$1,527.41
- Iowa$2,413.35
- Kansas$3,053.70
- Kentucky$4,317.77
- Louisiana$1,252.26
- Maine$2,591.25
- Maryland$826.38
- Massachusetts$3,158.25
- Michigan$2,638.00
- Minnesota$1,861.38
- Mississippi$1,753.29
- Missouri$2,496.33
- Montana$2,787.34
- Nebraska$1,966.02
- Nevada$2,926.43
- New Hampshire$2,814.63
- New Jersey$476.54
- New Mexico$2,105.08
- New York$1,557.00
- North Carolina$2,656.05
- North Dakota$2,884.67
- Ohio$2,123.55
- Oklahoma$1,537.48
- Oregon$2,757.88
- Pennsylvania$2,915.10
- Puerto Rico$985.00
- Rhode Island$1,823.70
- South Carolina$2,265.90
- South Dakota$4,207.60
- Tennessee$953.70
- Texas$3,196.33
- Utah$2,845.91
- Vermont$3,957.52
- Virginia$3,315.50
- Washington$3,206.98
- West Virginia$1,949.50
- Wisconsin$2,700.06
- Wyoming$1,841.03
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.