Lower back MRI cost in Nashville, TN

MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices and average insured rates published by 9 hospitals within 25 miles of Nashville.

Lowest published price$207
Typical price (median)$5,093
Highest published price$10,243
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Lowest prices near Nashville

  • Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown

    0.5 mi

    $207

    insured avg

  • Stonecrest Medical Center

    Smyrna · 21.6 mi

    $1,287

    cash

  • Metro Nashville General Hospital

    Nasville · 1.3 mi

    $1,876

    cash

  • Northcrest Medical Center

    Springfield · 22.8 mi

    $4,073

    cash

  • Skyline Madison Campus

    Madison · 7.2 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $5,093

    cash

  • TriStar Portland ER

    Hendersonville · 13.2 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $7,530

    cash

  • Southern Hills Medical Center

    Nashville · 8.2 mi

    $8,454

    cash

  • Tristar Mt. Juliet ER

    Hermitage · 10.3 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $9,522

    cash

  • Centennial Medical Center at Ashland City

    Ashland City · 15.9 mi

    $10,243

    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