Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye: from $372.00 to $9,654.00, with a median of $2,767.50. The lowest price is at Mercy Medical Center (Aurora) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 26.0× 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.
Lowest$372.00Mercy Medical Center + 1 more
Median$2,767.50half pay less
Highest$9,654.00in Illinois
Lowest saves$2,395.50vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center lowest Aurora · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN LUMBAR SPINE W/WO CONTRAST | $372.00 | $6,604.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital lowest Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE COMBO | $372.00 | $4,336.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roseland Community Hospital Association Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | $510.96 | $942.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Regional Medical Center Marion · Marion-Herrin, IL CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O & W/CONTR MATRL | $693.35 | $1,981.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City · St. Louis, MO-IL MR-LUMB SPINE WWO | $718.25 | $1,197.08 | — source file |
| Trinity Medical Center Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PR MRI, LUMBAR SPINE COMBO | $945.60 | $1,182.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR Scan Spine Lumb-W/WO C | $1,002.06 | $5,274.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Illinois Crossroads Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, IL CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O & W/CONTR MATRL | $1,025.15 | $2,929.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital Anna · Anna, IL CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O & W/CONTR MATRL | $1,025.15 | $2,929.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | $1,205.22 | $4,304.36 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR Scan Spine Lumb-W/WO C | $1,213.02 | $5,274.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE COMBO | $1,350.00 | $5,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE COMBO | $1,350.00 | $5,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE COMBO | $1,350.00 | $5,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE COMBO | $1,350.00 | $5,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W / WO CONT | $1,430.88 | $4,336.00 | — source file |
| Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $1,479.01 | $5,556.00 | — source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $1,915.00 | $3,830.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR LUMBAR SPINE LTD WITH/WITHOUT DYE | $1,915.00 | $3,830.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Spine Lumbar w/ + w/o Contrast BCE | $1,951.05 | $5,738.39 | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Spine Lumbar w/ + w/o Contrast | $1,999.92 | $5,882.12 | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | $2,088.50 | $4,177.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR LUMBAR SPINE LTD WITH/WITHOUT DYE | $2,125.00 | $4,250.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR LUMBAR SPINE LTD WITH/WITHOUT DYE | $2,240.00 | $4,480.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE SURVEY WO/W CON | $2,360.00 | $4,720.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MR Spine Lumbar w/wo Contrast | $2,361.60 | $3,936.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MR Spine Lumbar w/wo Contrast | $2,361.60 | $3,936.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR LUMBAR SPINE LTD WITH/WITHOUT DYE | $2,575.00 | $5,150.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $2,575.00 | $5,150.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR LUMBAR SPINE LTD WITH/WITHOUT DYE | $2,650.00 | $5,300.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $2,650.00 | $5,300.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR LUMBAR SPINE LTD W/WO DYE | $2,750.00 | $5,500.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $2,785.00 | $5,570.00 | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Lumbar Spine W&W/O Contr | $3,250.65 | $5,001.00 | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Lumbar Spine W&W/O Contr | $3,250.65 | $5,001.00 | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Lumbar Spine W&W/O Contr | $3,250.65 | $5,001.00 | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Lumbar Spine W&W/O Contr | $3,250.65 | $5,001.00 | — source file |
| St Francis Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Litchfield · Litchfield, IL HC MRI L-SPINE W&W/O CON | $3,983.04 | $5,532.00 | — source file |
| Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, IL HC MRI L-SPINE W&W/O CON | $4,084.56 | $5,673.00 | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville · St. Louis, MO-IL HC MRI L-SPINE W&W/O CON | $4,202.64 | $5,837.00 | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese · St. Louis, MO-IL HC MRI L-SPINE W&W/O CON | $4,242.24 | $5,892.00 | — source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb Mri Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $4,397.00 | $4,397.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL HC MRI L-SPINE W&W/O CON | $4,680.72 | $6,501.00 | — source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H MR SPINE LUMBAR W AND WO CONTRAST | $4,704.70 | $6,721.00 | — source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $4,706.80 | $6,724.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $4,706.80 | $6,724.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $4,706.80 | $6,724.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $4,706.80 | $6,724.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $4,706.80 | $6,724.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $4,706.80 | $6,724.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $4,706.80 | $6,724.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $4,706.80 | $6,724.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC MRI L-SPINE W&W/O CON | $5,173.92 | $7,186.00 | — source file |
| St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL HC MRI L-SPINE W&W/O CON | $5,198.40 | $7,220.00 | — source file |
| St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL HC MRI L-SPINE W&W/O CON | $5,527.44 | $7,677.00 | — source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI LUMBAR SPINE W&W/O CONTR | $5,628.00 | $5,628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI LUMBAR SPINE W&W/O CONTR | $5,628.00 | $5,628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI LUMBAR SPINE W&W/O CONTR | $5,628.00 | $5,628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Decatur · Decatur, IL HC MRI L-SPINE W&W/O CON | $6,309.36 | $8,763.00 | — source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Mri, Spnl Canal & Contents, W/Out Cntrst Mat, Followed By Cntrst Mat(S) & Further Sequ; Lumbar | $6,679.00 | $6,679.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Edward Hospital Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINAL CANAL AND CONTENTS WITHOUT AND WITH CONTRAST | $6,934.00 | $6,934.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINAL CANAL AND CONTENTS WITHOUT AND WITH CONTRAST | $6,934.00 | $6,934.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $9,020.70 | $9,020.70 | — source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Mri, Spnl Canal & Contents, W/Out Cntrst Mat, Followed By Cntrst Mat(S) & Further Sequ; Lumbar | $9,654.00 | $9,654.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 47 | $372.00 | $2,750.00 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 5 | $718.25 | $4,242.24 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $945.60 | $2,361.60 |
| Anna, IL | 1 | $1,025.15 | $1,025.15 |
| Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 1 | $5,198.40 | $5,198.40 |
| Decatur, IL | 1 | $6,309.36 | $6,309.36 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $1,479.01 | $1,479.01 |
| Litchfield, IL | 1 | $3,983.04 | $3,983.04 |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 1 | $693.35 | $693.35 |
| Mount Vernon, IL | 1 | $1,025.15 | $1,025.15 |
| Shelbyville, IL | 1 | $4,084.56 | $4,084.56 |
| Springfield, IL | 1 | $5,527.44 | $5,527.44 |
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
- Delaware$3,788.10
- Florida$3,659.37
- Georgia$2,370.03
- Hawaii$2,037.60
- Idaho$2,263.00
- 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.