Lower back MRI cost in Cincinnati, OH

MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices published by 5 hospitals within 25 miles of Cincinnati.

Lowest published price$429
Typical price (median)$965
Highest published price$1,241

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 Cincinnati

  • Good Samaritan Hospital

    1.9 mi · Same price at 3 other locations

    $429

    cash

  • St. Elizabeth Healthcare Florence

    Edgewood · 9.5 mi · Same price at 5 other locations

    $866

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton)

    Hamilton · 19.1 mi

    $965

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Daniel Drake Center - SNF

    Cincinnati · 3.6 mi · Same price at 4 other locations

    $971

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • The Christ Hospital Inpatient Rehab

    Cincinnati · 3.1 mi · Same price at 3 other locations

    $1,241

    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