Lower back MRI cost in Denver, CO

MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices and average insured rates published by 23 hospitals within 25 miles of Denver.

Lowest published price$211
Typical price (median)$2,580
Highest published price$11,650

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 Denver

  • Eating Recovery Center Denver - Franklin St. Juniper

    Denver · 0.8 mi · Same price at 2 other locations

    $211

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH

    Lakewood · 6.0 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $455

    insured avg

  • HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE

    Lone Tree · 14.0 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $455

    insured avg

  • Denver Health Medical Center

    Denver · 2.2 mi

    $1,333

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

    Highlands Ranch · 13.8 mi

    $1,947

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • UCHealth Broomfield Hospital

    Broomfield · 12.2 mi

    $2,272

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Boulder Community Health

    Boulder · 22.0 mi

    $2,385

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

    Aurora · 7.8 mi

    $2,470

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • St. Anthony Hospital

    Lakewood · 9.8 mi

    $2,520

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • OrthoColorado Hospital at St. Anthony Campus

    Lakewood · 9.8 mi

    $2,520

    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. 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