Lower back MRI cost in Austin, TX

MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices and average insured rates published by 25 hospitals within 25 miles of Austin.

Lowest published price$240
Typical price (median)$1,913
Highest published price$9,219
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Lowest prices near Austin

  • Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital of Kyle

    Kyle · 23.3 mi

    $240

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center

    5.1 mi

    $482

    cash

  • Ascension Seton Southwest (Ascension Seton)

    14.1 mi

    $566

    insured avg

  • Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton)

    5.3 mi

    $572

    insured avg

  • Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton)

    Austin · 2.6 mi

    $585

    insured avg

  • Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton)

    3.8 mi

    $585

    insured avg

  • Dell Children's Medical Center North Campus (Ascension Seton)

    Austin · 12.4 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $758

    insured avg

  • Ascension Seton Williamson (Ascension Seton)

    Round Rock · 13.8 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $1,065

    cash

  • North Austin Medical Center

    Austin · 4.2 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $1,320

    cash

  • St. David's Surgical Hospital

    Austin · 13.2 mi

    $1,320

    cash

How to use these prices

A cash price is what the hospital says it charges patients who pay for themselves. An insured average is what insurance plans pay on average, which is a useful guide when a hospital doesn’t list a cash price. Ask the hospital for its self-pay price before you book, and for a written Good Faith Estimate.

For your doctor’s office: these prices are for billing code CPT 72148.

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These are estimates from prices hospitals publish under federal price transparency rules, from files dated Feb 2026 to Mar 2026. They are not a quote or a bill, and the hospital may charge a different amount. “Lowest” means the lowest published price we found, not a guaranteed price.

If you are uninsured or paying cash, you have the right to a written Good Faith Estimate from the provider before you schedule care, and you can dispute a bill that comes in $400 or more above it.

Your provider may bill a different code for the same visit. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. More about these prices