Lower back MRI with contrast cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 78 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the lower back, without and then with contrast dye: from $808.40 to $6,685.06, with a median of $2,700.06. The lowest price is at Bellin Memorial Health (Green Bay). The highest price is 8.3× 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$808.40Bellin Memorial Health
Median$2,700.06half pay less
Highest$6,685.06in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$1,891.66vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellin Memorial Health lowest Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 72158 MRI L-SPINE W&WO CONTRAST | $808.40 | $1,746.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto · Green Bay, WI HCHG 72158 MRI L-SPINE W&WO CONTRAST | $968.60 | $2,092.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Pro MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $973.05 | $1,497.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Pro MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $973.05 | $1,497.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Pro MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $973.05 | $1,497.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Pro MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $973.05 | $1,497.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Pro MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $973.05 | $1,497.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Pro MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $973.05 | $1,497.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Pro MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $973.05 | $1,497.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Pro MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $973.05 | $1,497.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Pro MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $973.05 | $1,497.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Pro MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $973.05 | $1,497.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Pro MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $973.05 | $1,497.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Pro MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $973.05 | $1,497.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Pro MRI Lumbar Spine W/O & W/Dye | $973.05 | $1,497.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/WO CONTRAST | $1,100.67 | $1,931.00 | — source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/WO CONTRAST | $1,100.67 | $1,931.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/WO CONTRAST | $1,441.07 | $2,719.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/WO CONTRAST | $1,441.07 | $2,719.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/WO CONTRAST | $1,441.07 | $2,719.00 | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/WO CONTRAST | $1,441.07 | $2,719.00 | — source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/WO CONTRAST | $1,441.07 | $2,719.00 | — source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MRI lumbar spine with and without contrast | $1,601.40 | $3,550.00 | — source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MRI lumbar spine with and without contrast | $1,778.93 | $3,382.00 | — source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD MRI SPINE LUMBAR WWO LIMITED | $1,861.38 | $3,323.90 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI HCHG 72158 MRI L-SPINE W&WO CONTRAST | $1,922.78 | $3,785.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI HCHG 72158 MRI L-SPINE W&WO CONTRAST | $1,961.12 | $3,808.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI HC MRI, Lumbar Spine Combo | $2,306.08 | $4,118.00 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC MRI, Lumbar Spine Combo | $2,306.08 | $4,118.00 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC MRI, Lumbar Spine Combo | $2,306.08 | $4,118.00 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HC MRI, Lumbar Spine Combo | $2,306.08 | $4,118.00 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC MRI, Lumbar Spine Combo | $2,306.08 | $4,118.00 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC MRI, Lumbar Spine Combo | $2,306.08 | $4,118.00 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI HC MRI, Lumbar Spine Combo | $2,306.08 | $4,118.00 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI HC MRI, Lumbar Spine Combo | $2,306.08 | $4,118.00 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HC MRI, Lumbar Spine Combo | $2,306.08 | $4,118.00 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HC MRI, Lumbar Spine Combo | $2,306.08 | $4,118.00 | — source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/WO CONTRAST | $2,448.72 | $4,296.00 | — source file |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC MRI L-SPINE W&W/O CON | $2,700.06 | $4,091.00 | — source file |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC MRI L-SPINE W&W/O CON | $2,700.06 | $4,091.00 | — source file |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HC MRI L-SPINE W&W/O CON | $2,700.06 | $4,091.00 | — source file |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC MRI L-SPINE W&W/O CON | $2,700.06 | $4,091.00 | — source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI MRI SPINE LUMB WO/W CNTRST +SEQ-PROF | $2,778.75 | $2,925.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI MRI lumbar spine with and without contrast | $2,848.93 | $5,464.00 | — source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI MRI L SPINE W&WO CONTRAST | $2,917.57 | $3,948.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/WO CONTRAST | $3,045.91 | $5,747.00 | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/WO CONTRAST | $3,045.91 | $5,747.00 | — source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR W WO CONTRAST | $3,141.13 | $3,926.41 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR LUMBAR SPINE LTD WITH/WITHOUT DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR LUMBAR SPINE LTD WITH/WITHOUT DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR L SPINE W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 72158 MRI L-SPINE W&WO CONTRAST | $3,302.75 | $6,279.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI HCHG 72158 MRI L-SPINE W&WO CONTRAST | $3,326.60 | $5,247.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI MRI SPINE LUMB WO/W CNTRST +SEQ-PROF | $3,510.25 | $3,695.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI MRI SPINE LUMB WO/W CNTRST +SEQ-PROF | $3,510.25 | $3,695.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI MRI SPINE LUMB WO/W CNTRST +SEQ-PROF | $3,510.25 | $3,695.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI MRI SPINE LUMB WO/W CNTRST +SEQ-PROF | $3,510.25 | $3,695.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI MRI SPINE LUMB WO/W CNTRST +SEQ-PROF | $3,510.25 | $3,695.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI MRI SPINE LUMB WO/W CNTRST +SEQ-PROF | $3,510.25 | $3,695.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W & WO CONTRAST | $3,539.39 | $6,435.25 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI MRI SPINE LUMB WO/W CNTRST +SEQ-PROF | $5,441.60 | $5,728.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI MRI SPINE LUMB WO/W CNTRST +SEQ-PROF | $5,705.70 | $6,006.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI MRI SPINE LUMB WO/W CNTRST +SEQ-PROF | $5,705.70 | $6,006.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Durand Durand · Durand, WI HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE COMBO | $6,685.06 | $6,685.06 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 15 | $1,441.07 | $3,265.00 |
| Green Bay, WI | 6 | $808.40 | $2,700.06 |
| Appleton, WI | 4 | $1,100.67 | $2,306.08 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 4 | $1,100.67 | $2,306.08 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $1,601.40 | $1,778.93 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $973.05 | $973.05 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $973.05 | $2,241.65 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 2 | $2,306.08 | $2,785.54 |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $973.05 | $2,057.09 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 2 | $3,265.00 | $3,265.00 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 2 | $2,700.06 | $2,982.53 |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $973.05 | $2,241.65 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $973.05 | $1,875.90 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $973.05 | $973.05 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $2,306.08 | $2,306.08 |
| Brookfield, WI | 1 | $1,441.07 | $1,441.07 |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $5,441.60 | $5,441.60 |
| Durand, WI | 1 | $6,685.06 | $6,685.06 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $2,917.57 | $2,917.57 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $973.05 | $973.05 |
| East Amery, WI | 1 | $2,848.93 | $2,848.93 |
| Friendship, WI | 1 | $1,922.78 | $1,922.78 |
| Ladysmith, WI | 1 | $3,510.25 | $3,510.25 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1 | $3,302.75 | $3,302.75 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $973.05 | $973.05 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $973.05 | $973.05 |
| Minocqua, WI | 1 | $3,510.25 | $3,510.25 |
| Manitowoc, WI | 1 | $3,265.00 | $3,265.00 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 1 | $3,265.00 | $3,265.00 |
| Neillsville, WI | 1 | $5,705.70 | $5,705.70 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $2,306.08 | $2,306.08 |
| Park Falls, WI | 1 | $5,705.70 | $5,705.70 |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $1,961.12 | $1,961.12 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $973.05 | $973.05 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $3,510.25 | $3,510.25 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $2,306.08 | $2,306.08 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $973.05 | $973.05 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $2,306.08 | $2,306.08 |
| Whitehall, WI | 1 | $3,326.60 | $3,326.60 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $2,306.08 | $2,306.08 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $973.05 | $973.05 |
| Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 1 | $3,265.00 | $3,265.00 |
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$3,672.12
- 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
- New York$1,557.00
- North Carolina$2,656.05
- North Dakota$2,884.67
- Ohio$2,033.50
- Oklahoma$1,537.48
- Oregon$2,757.88
- Pennsylvania$2,946.00
- 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$3,187.00
- Washington$3,206.98
- West Virginia$1,949.50
- Wyoming$1,841.03
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.