Lower back MRI cost in Charlotte, NC

MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices published by 9 hospitals within 25 miles of Charlotte.

Lowest published price$1,942
Typical price (median)$1,942
Highest published price$4,922

Most of these are the hospital's fee only. Doctors' fees, like the radiologist or surgeon, are usually billed separately.

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Lowest prices near Charlotte

  • Atrium Health Mercy

    Charlotte · 2.3 mi

    $1,942

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Atrium Health Southpark Emergency Department, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center

    Charlotte · 2.5 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $1,942

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte

    Charlotte · 2.5 mi · Same price at 2 other locations

    $1,942

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Atrium Health Levin Children's Hospital, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center

    Charlotte · 2.5 mi

    $1,942

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Atrium Health Behavioral Health Davidson

    Charlotte · 4.4 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $1,942

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Atrium Health Ballantyne Emergency Department, a facility of Atrium Health Pineville

    Charlotte · 6.9 mi · Same price at 3 other locations

    $1,942

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Atrium Health University City

    Charlotte · 7.5 mi · Same price at 3 other locations

    $1,942

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Atrium Health Cabarrus

    Concord · 19.2 mi · Same price at 2 other locations

    $1,942

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Piedmont Medical Center - Fort Mill

    Fort Mill · 16.1 mi

    $4,922

    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. 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