Lower back MRI cost in Chicago, IL

MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices and average insured rates published by 31 hospitals within 25 miles of Chicago.

Lowest published price$294
Typical price (median)$1,355
Highest published price$3,923

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 Chicago

  • Roseland Community Hospital

    11.2 mi

    $294

    cash

  • Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital

    3.6 mi

    $327

    cash

  • Saint Francis Hospital

    12.4 mi

    $327

    cash

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago · 2.2 mi

    $346

    cash

  • Gottlieb Memorial Hospital

    Melrose Park · 9.9 mi

    $728

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Loyola University Medical Center

    Maywood · 8.8 mi

    $882

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network)

    Chicago · 6.3 mi

    $889

    insured avg

  • Franciscan Health Olympia Fields

    23.2 mi

    $894

    cash

  • Rush Oak Park Hospital

    5.9 mi

    $1,008

    cash

  • MacNeal Hospital Gottlieb Community Health Services Corporation

    Berwyn · 6.0 mi

    $1,081

    cash · Hospital fee only

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