Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Maine
In Maine, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye: from $344.00 to $5,343.85, with a median of $2,591.25. The lowest price is at Central Maine Medical Center (Lewiston). The highest price is 15.5× 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 Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Maine Medical Center lowest Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE COMBO | $344.00 | $3,257.50 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Mayo Regional Hospital Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME MRI Spine Lumbar w/ + w/o Contrast | $810.81 | $2,457.00 | — source file |
| Rumford Hospital Rumford · Rumford, ME HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE COMBO | $944.00 | $3,257.50 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton · Portland-South Portland, ME HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE COMBO | $1,009.00 | $3,257.50 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC MRI-SPINE LUMBAR WO & W CONT | $1,600.94 | $4,213.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Rockport · Rockport, ME HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/ CONTRAST | $2,183.30 | $2,183.30 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/ CONTRAST | $2,183.30 | $2,183.30 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/ CONTRAST | $2,999.20 | $2,999.20 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Norway · Norway, ME HC MRI LUMSPINE W/O & W/ CONTRAST | $3,301.70 | $3,301.70 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME HC MRI LUMSPINE W/O & W/ CONTRAST | $3,347.25 | $3,347.25 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Belfast · Belfast, ME HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/ CONTRAST | $3,382.30 | $3,382.30 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME MRI L/SPINE W/WO 72158 | $3,750.60 | $6,251.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Farmington · Farmington, ME HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/ CONTRAST | $3,956.45 | $3,956.45 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/ CONTRAST | $5,343.85 | $5,343.85 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 5 | $1,009.00 | $2,999.20 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $344.00 | $972.47 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $3,382.30 | $3,382.30 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $3,347.25 | $3,347.25 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $810.81 | $810.81 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $3,956.45 | $3,956.45 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $3,301.70 | $3,301.70 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $2,183.30 | $2,183.30 |
| Rumford, ME | 1 | $944.00 | $944.00 |
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
- Kentucky$4,317.77
- Louisiana$1,252.26
- 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.