Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye: from $266.35 to $6,008.53, with a median of $4,317.77. The lowest price is at Deaconess Henderson Hospital (Henderson) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 22.6× 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 Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital lowest Henderson · Henderson, KY CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O & W/CONTR MATRL | $266.35 | $761.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Union County lowest Morganfield · Morganfield, KY CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O & W/CONTR MATRL | $266.35 | $761.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB MRI LUMBAR SPINE W&W/O CONT | $1,262.80 | $6,314.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG MRI LUMBAR SPINE W W/O CONTRAC | $2,183.84 | $5,459.60 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC MRI-Spine Lumbar WO & W Cont | $2,235.00 | $3,725.00 | — source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Mri, Lumbar Spine Combo - Mri Lumbar Spine W Wo Contrast | $2,273.79 | $5,684.47 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC MRI-Spine Lumbar WO & W Cont | $3,039.60 | $5,066.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY MRI scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | $4,317.77 | $5,757.03 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY MRI scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | $4,317.77 | $5,757.03 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | $4,317.77 | $5,757.03 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY MRI scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | $4,317.77 | $5,757.03 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MRI scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | $4,317.77 | $5,757.03 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL MRI scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | $4,317.77 | $5,757.03 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY MRI scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | $4,317.77 | $5,757.03 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE COMBO | $6,008.53 | $6,008.53 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 3 | $1,262.80 | $4,317.77 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $4,317.77 | $5,163.15 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 2 | $2,273.79 | $3,295.78 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $2,235.00 | $3,276.38 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $3,039.60 | $3,678.68 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $4,317.77 | $4,317.77 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $266.35 | $266.35 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $2,183.84 | $2,183.84 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $266.35 | $266.35 |
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
- Illinois$2,767.50
- Indiana$1,527.41
- Iowa$2,413.35
- Kansas$3,053.70
- 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.