Lower back MRI cost in Riverside, CA

MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices and average insured rates published by 16 hospitals within 25 miles of Riverside.

Lowest published price$397
Typical price (median)$2,353
Highest published price$12,297

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 Riverside

  • Chino Valley Medical Center

    Chino · 17.0 mi

    $397

    cash

  • Montclair Hospital Medical Center

    19.2 mi

    $397

    cash

  • Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

    Pomona · 21.4 mi

    $500

    cash

  • Community Hospital San Bernardino

    San Bernardino · 12.4 mi

    $1,066

    cash

  • Mountains Community Hospital

    Lake Arrowhead · 23.9 mi

    $1,168

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • San Antonio Regional Hospital

    18.7 mi

    $1,461

    cash

  • St. Bernardine Medical Center

    San Bernardino · 15.2 mi

    $2,166

    cash

  • Redlands Community Hospital

    Redlands · 13.7 mi

    $2,268

    cash

  • Hoag Orthopedic Institute

    Irvine · 24.6 mi

    $2,439

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Loma Linda University Medical Center

    Loma Linda · 10.8 mi

    $2,731

    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