Lower back MRI with contrast cost in New Hampshire
In New Hampshire, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye: from $1,677.21 to $10,413.25, with a median of $3,858.16. The lowest price is at Southern NH Medical Center (Nashua). The highest price is 6.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,858.16, is 40% above the US median of $2,750.28.
- That is 10.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
- New Hampshire ranks 42nd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 19 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 72158. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,677.21Southern NH Medical Center
Median$3,858.16half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,413.25in New Hampshire
Lowest saves$2,180.95vs the median
Hospitals in New Hampshire, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern NH Medical Center lowest Nashua · Manchester-Nashua, NH HC MR SPINE LUMBAR WO&W CONTRAST | $1,677.21 | $4,533.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Huggins Hospital Wolfeboro · Wolfeboro, NH MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $1,781.00 | $3,562.00 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O&W CONTRAST | $2,326.52 | $7,603.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester · Manchester-Nashua, NH Hc Mr Spine Lumbar Wo&W Contrast | $2,494.54 | $6,742.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua · Manchester-Nashua, NH HC MRI-SPINE LUMBAR WO & W CONT | $2,497.56 | $6,404.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT MRI Spine Lumbar w/+w/o Contst | $2,666.00 | $4,300.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT MR SPINE LUMBAR W/O,W/C | $3,131.70 | $5,694.00 | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Weeks Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, NH MRI LUMBAR SPINE W & WO CONTR | $3,292.24 | $5,879.00 | Nov 12, 2026 source file |
| Androscoggin Valley Hospital Berlin · Berlin, NH MRI LUMBAR SPINE W & WO CONTR | $3,703.77 | $5,879.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Littleton Regional Healthcare Littleton · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $3,858.16 | $6,652.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough · Manchester-Nashua, NH MR L SPINE W AND W/O CONTRAST | $4,747.48 | $7,912.46 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Exeter Hospital Exeter · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR WO AND W CONTRAST MATERIAL | $6,198.00 | $6,198.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Memorial Hospital North Conway · North Conway, NH HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/ CONTRAST | $8,730.55 | $8,730.55 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences; lumbar | $9,146.00 | $9,146.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MRI L-SPINE W&W/O CONT | $9,146.00 | $9,146.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences; lumbar | $9,146.00 | $9,146.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Frisbie Memorial Hospital Rochester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MRI L-SPINE W&W/O CONT | $9,603.00 | $9,603.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MRI L-SPINE W&W/O CONT | $10,413.25 | $10,413.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Plaistow Fser Plaistow · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MRI L-SPINE W&W/O CONT | $10,413.25 | $10,413.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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 area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 7 | $6,198.00 | $9,146.00 |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 4 | $2,326.52 | $2,898.85 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | 4 | $1,677.21 | $2,496.05 |
| Berlin, NH | 1 | $3,703.77 | $3,703.77 |
| Lancaster, NH | 1 | $3,292.24 | $3,292.24 |
| North Conway, NH | 1 | $8,730.55 | $8,730.55 |
| Wolfeboro, NH | 1 | $1,781.00 | $1,781.00 |
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
What lower back MRI with contrast is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lower back MRI with contrast explained.
MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$2,429.59
- Alaska$4,207.87
- Arizona$2,468.24
- Arkansas$1,336.18
- California$4,517.08
- Colorado$3,216.70
- Connecticut$2,532.00
- Delaware$3,788.10
- District of Columbia$3,211.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$4,972.00
- Georgia$2,370.03
- Hawaii$2,461.20
- Idaho$2,275.50
- Illinois$4,033.80
- Indiana$1,463.94
- Iowa$3,450.20
- Kansas$1,731.23
- Kentucky$2,276.40
- Louisiana$1,375.63
- Maine$2,302.80
- Maryland$872.38
- Massachusetts$2,760.80
- Michigan$2,731.30
- Minnesota$2,691.92
- Mississippi$1,942.17
- Missouri$2,473.17
- Montana$2,670.74
- Nebraska$3,980.70
- Nevada$4,317.05
- New Jersey$1,007.75
- New Mexico$2,862.81
- New York$1,777.32
- North Carolina$2,886.50
- North Dakota$3,103.03
- Ohio$2,335.45
- Oklahoma$1,617.85
- Oregon$2,972.70
- Pennsylvania$3,268.70
- Puerto Rico$985.00
- Rhode Island$3,257.40
- South Carolina$2,832.60
- South Dakota$4,410.40
- Tennessee$1,424.84
- Texas$3,196.33
- Utah$5,448.79
- Vermont$4,713.00
- Virginia$3,315.50
- Washington$2,901.65
- West Virginia$1,909.25
- Wisconsin$3,415.00
- Wyoming$2,552.46
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.