Lower back MRI cost in Kansas City, MO

MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices and average insured rates published by 18 hospitals within 25 miles of Kansas City.

Lowest published price$282
Typical price (median)$1,473
Highest published price$14,444
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Lowest prices near Kansas City

  • St. Joseph Medical Center

    9.5 mi

    $282

    cash

  • Providence Medical Center

    Kansas City · 10.1 mi

    $282

    cash

  • St. Mary’s Medical Center

    18.0 mi

    $282

    cash

  • Saint John Hospital

    23.7 mi

    $282

    cash

  • Oklahoma Spine Hospital

    Kansas City · 0.1 mi

    $317

    cash

  • Research Psychiatric Center

    Kansas City · 4.7 mi

    $444

    insured avg

  • NKC Health

    North Kansas City · 3.4 mi

    $682

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute

    Overland Park · 9.4 mi

    $747

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • The University of Kansas Health System Kansas City Campus

    9.3 mi

    $824

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • AdventHealth Lenexa City Center

    Lenexa · 9.1 mi · Same price at 2 other locations

    $2,122

    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