Lower back MRI cost in Hartford, CT

MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices and average insured rates published by 10 hospitals within 25 miles of Hartford.

Lowest published price$259
Typical price (median)$1,409
Highest published price$1,983

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 Hartford

  • Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital

    Hartford · 0.3 mi

    $259

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • Johnson Memorial Hospital

    Stafford Springs · 1.2 mi

    $1,049

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Mercy Hospital

    Springfield · 24.4 mi

    $1,217

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Connecticut Children's Medical Center

    Hartford · 2.5 mi

    $1,279

    cash

  • Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

    Hartford · 1.2 mi

    $1,381

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Hartford Hospital

    Hartford · 1.4 mi

    $1,437

    cash

  • The Hospital of Central Connecticut

    New Britain · 10.3 mi

    $1,437

    cash

  • Saint Marys Hospital

    Waterbury · 24.5 mi

    $1,874

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Baystate Health - Baystate Rehabilitation Care

    Longmeadow · 19.4 mi · Same price at 10 other locations

    $1,961

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • UConn John Dempsey Hospital

    1.4 mi

    $1,983

    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