Lower back MRI cost in Pittsburgh, PA

MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices and average insured rates published by 11 hospitals within 25 miles of Pittsburgh.

Lowest published price$465
Typical price (median)$4,633
Highest published price$7,817

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 Pittsburgh

  • Heritage Valley Kennedy

    Sewickley · 11.0 mi · Same price at 2 other locations

    $465

    cash

  • UPMC Washington

    Washington · 20.9 mi

    $489

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • UPMC Washington

    Washington · 20.9 mi

    $628

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • UPMC Childrens

    Pittsburgh · 4.7 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $3,669

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • UPMC Passavant-McCandless

    Pittsburgh · 8.0 mi · Same price at 2 other locations

    $4,256

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • UPMC St. Margaret

    Pittsburgh · 7.6 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $4,633

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • UPMC McKeesport

    Mckeesport · 10.4 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $4,823

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • UPMC East

    Monroeville · 13.8 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $4,957

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • UPMC Mercy

    Pittsburgh · 2.3 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $5,189

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • UPMC Magee

    Pittsburgh · 3.7 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $5,374

    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 Mar 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