Lower back MRI with contrast cost in New York
In New York, 61 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye: from $300.00 to $9,357.96, with a median of $1,557.00. The lowest price is at Maimonides Medical Center (Brooklyn) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 31.2× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$300.00Maimonides Medical Center + 3 more
Median$1,557.00half pay less
Highest$9,357.96in New York
Lowest saves$1,257.00vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center lowest Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ LUMBAR SPINE W & WO CONTRAST | $300.00 | $300.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC MRI, Lumbar Spine Combo - MRI Lumbar Spine W WO Contrast | $300.00 | $2,916.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC MRI, Lumbar Spine Combo - MRI Lumbar Spine W WO Contrast | $300.00 | $2,916.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC MRI, Lumbar Spine Combo - MRI Lumbar Spine W WO Contrast | $300.00 | $2,916.00 | — source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O & W/CONTR MATRL | $319.00 | $319.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O & W/CONTR MATRL | $356.43 | $1,287.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O & W/CONTR MATRL | $356.43 | $1,287.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O & W/CONTR MATRL | $356.43 | $1,287.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O & W/CONTR MATRL | $358.97 | $602.00 | — source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O & W/CONTR MATRL | $380.41 | $1,414.46 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Mri lumbar spine w/o & w/dye | $414.11 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Mri lumbar spine w/o & w/dye | $414.11 | — | — source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI, SPINAL CANAL & CONTENTS, W/O CONTRAST, FOLLOWED BY CONTR | $422.61 | $2,650.36 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI, SPINAL CANAL & CONTENTS, W/O CONTRAST, FOLLOWED BY CONTR | $422.61 | $1,342.54 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI, SPINAL CANAL & CONTENTS, W/O CONTRAST, FOLLOWED BY CONTR | $422.61 | $1,342.54 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O & W/Contr Matrl | $528.00 | — | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O & W/Contr Matrl|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $635.00 | $635.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O & W/Contr Matrl | $635.00 | $635.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O & W/Contr Matrl | $680.00 | — | — source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC MRI, Lumbar Spine Combo - MRI Lumbar Spine W WO Contrast | $756.63 | $3,783.15 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $820.49 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O & W/Contr Matrl | $907.00 | — | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Mri Lumbar Spine W&W/O Contrst | $953.16 | $1,361.65 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC MRI, Lumbar Spine Combo - MRI Lumbar Spine W WO Contrast | $970.20 | $4,851.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY MR SP CANAL LUMBAR W WO | $975.00 | $1,625.00 | — source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY 72158 MRI LUMBAR SPINE W&WO DYE | $1,050.00 | $1,050.00 | — source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC MRI, Lumbar Spine Combo - MRI Lumbar Spine W WO Contrast | $1,402.72 | $7,013.61 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC MRI, Lumbar Spine Combo - MRI Lumbar Spine W WO Contrast | $1,402.72 | $7,013.61 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC MRI, Lumbar Spine Combo - MRI Lumbar Spine W WO Contrast | $1,402.72 | $7,013.61 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO _ W CONTRAST | $1,510.60 | $2,324.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $1,557.00 | $1,557.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $1,557.00 | $1,557.00 | — source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO _ W CONTRAST | $1,648.98 | $2,536.89 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO _ W CONTRAST | $1,648.98 | $2,536.89 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO _ W CONTRAST | $1,652.32 | $2,065.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO _ W CONTRAST | $1,746.99 | $2,687.67 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Contrast | $1,807.65 | $2,781.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $1,916.10 | $10,084.72 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $1,916.10 | $10,084.72 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $1,916.10 | $10,084.72 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $1,916.10 | $10,084.72 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC MRI LUMB SPINE W/WO CNTRST | $3,134.04 | $4,018.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO _ W CONTRAST | $3,176.26 | $4,886.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Contrast | $3,342.95 | $5,143.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Contrast | $3,342.95 | $5,143.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO _ W CONTRAST | $3,681.82 | $5,664.34 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO _ W CONTRAST | $4,077.13 | $6,272.51 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY MRI L Spine W/WO Contr | $4,328.00 | $5,410.00 | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Mri Lumbar W/ & W/O Contrast | $5,235.57 | $5,235.57 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O & W/CONTR MATRL | $5,298.00 | $5,298.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O & W/Contrast | $5,400.00 | $6,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O & W/Contrast | $5,400.00 | $6,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O & W/Contrast | $5,400.00 | $6,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O & W/Contrast | $5,400.00 | $6,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O & W/Contrast | $5,400.00 | $6,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $6,368.20 | $7,492.00 | — source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY MRI L Spine W/WO Contr | $6,854.10 | $8,567.63 | — source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O & W/CONTR MATRL | $7,991.00 | $7,991.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $8,075.00 | $8,075.00 | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $8,075.44 | $8,075.44 | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $9,357.96 | $9,357.96 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 26 | $300.00 | $1,736.55 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $414.11 | $1,208.80 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 5 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $358.97 | $1,402.72 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $3,176.26 | $3,681.82 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $3,342.95 | $3,342.95 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $1,402.72 | $1,402.72 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $975.00 | $2,054.52 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $1,050.00 | $1,428.82 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $1,746.99 | $1,746.99 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $4,328.00 | $4,328.00 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $319.00 | $319.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $970.20 | $970.20 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $5,298.00 | $5,298.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $756.63 | $756.63 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $7,991.00 | $7,991.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $680.00 | $680.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.