Lower back MRI cost by city
MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast dye. Across the hospitals we track, the typical published price is $1,765, but it varies a lot from one hospital to the next. Pick a city to compare hospitals there.
- Albuquerque, NMtypical $1,218 · 3 hospitals
- Atlanta, GAtypical $1,555 · 6 hospitals
- Austin, TXtypical $1,913 · 25 hospitals
- Baltimore, MDtypical $677 · 10 hospitals
- Baton Rouge, LAtypical $1,673 · 5 hospitals
- Birmingham, ALtypical $5,946 · 5 hospitals
- Boise, IDtypical $1,597 · 3 hospitals
- Boston, MAtypical $2,728 · 22 hospitals
- Buffalo, NYtypical $300 · 5 hospitals
- Charleston, SCtypical $3,167 · 3 hospitals
- Charlotte, NCtypical $1,942 · 9 hospitals
- Chicago, ILtypical $1,355 · 31 hospitals
- Cincinnati, OHtypical $965 · 5 hospitals
- Cleveland, OHtypical $1,002 · 20 hospitals
- Colorado Springs, COtypical $2,520 · 5 hospitals
- Columbus, OHtypical $1,247 · 10 hospitals
- Dallas, TXtypical $2,028 · 39 hospitals
- Denver, COtypical $2,580 · 23 hospitals
- Des Moines, IAtypical $1,527 · 3 hospitals
- Detroit, MItypical $535 · 19 hospitals
- El Paso, TXtypical $4,810 · 8 hospitals
- Fort Worth, TXtypical $2,460 · 22 hospitals
- Fresno, CAtypical $1,758 · 6 hospitals
- Grand Rapids, MItypical $1,901 · 3 hospitals
- Hartford, CTtypical $1,409 · 10 hospitals
- Honolulu, HItypical $974 · 5 hospitals
- Houston, TXtypical $2,441 · 26 hospitals
- Indianapolis, INtypical $588 · 11 hospitals
- Jackson, MStypical $574 · 4 hospitals
- Jacksonville, FLtypical $1,853 · 16 hospitals
- Kansas City, MOtypical $1,473 · 18 hospitals
- Knoxville, TNtypical $1,175 · 3 hospitals
- Lexington, KYtypical $1,372 · 6 hospitals
- Little Rock, ARtypical $1,012 · 7 hospitals
- Los Angeles, CAtypical $2,228 · 41 hospitals
- Louisville, KYtypical $3,109 · 8 hospitals
- Madison, WItypical $2,613 · 3 hospitals
- Memphis, TNtypical $801 · 14 hospitals
- Miami, FLtypical $3,506 · 24 hospitals
- Milwaukee, WItypical $2,020 · 11 hospitals
- Minneapolis, MNtypical $800 · 5 hospitals
- Nashville, TNtypical $5,093 · 9 hospitals
- New York, NYtypical $407 · 52 hospitals
- Oklahoma City, OKtypical $804 · 11 hospitals
- Omaha, NEtypical $1,425 · 12 hospitals
- Orlando, FLtypical $5,300 · 10 hospitals
- Philadelphia, PAtypical $300 · 25 hospitals
- Phoenix, AZtypical $719 · 24 hospitals
- Pittsburgh, PAtypical $4,633 · 11 hospitals
- Portland, ORtypical $706 · 6 hospitals
- Providence, RItypical $1,219 · 4 hospitals
- Riverside, CAtypical $2,353 · 16 hospitals
- Rochester, NYtypical $590 · 3 hospitals
- Sacramento, CAtypical $1,463 · 6 hospitals
- Salt Lake City, UTtypical $3,933 · 5 hospitals
- San Antonio, TXtypical $5,473 · 23 hospitals
- San Diego, CAtypical $3,112 · 7 hospitals
- San Francisco, CAtypical $2,245 · 11 hospitals
- San Jose, CAtypical $2,741 · 5 hospitals
- Seattle, WAtypical $1,927 · 12 hospitals
- Spokane, WAtypical $1,329 · 6 hospitals
- St. Louis, MOtypical $2,033 · 9 hospitals
- Tampa, FLtypical $7,369 · 31 hospitals
- Tucson, AZtypical $3,764 · 6 hospitals
- Tulsa, OKtypical $976 · 10 hospitals
- Washington, DCtypical $879 · 13 hospitals
- Wichita, KStypical $9,219 · 4 hospitals
Typical means the middle price among hospitals within 25 miles of each city, as of 2026-10-15.