Lower back MRI cost in San Jose, CA

MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices and average insured rates published by 5 hospitals within 25 miles of San Jose.

Lowest published price$190
Typical price (median)$2,741
Highest published price$4,408
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Lowest prices near San Jose

  • Good Samaritan Hospital-mission Oaks

    San Jose · 5.4 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $190

    insured avg

  • Dominican Hospital

    Santa Cruz · 22.7 mi

    $2,507

    cash

  • Washington Hospital

    Fremont · 14.7 mi

    $2,741

    cash

  • Sequoia Hospital

    Redwood City · 23.5 mi

    $3,077

    cash

  • Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

    Pleasanton · 24.7 mi

    $4,408

    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