Lower back MRI cost in Seattle, WA

MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices published by 12 hospitals within 25 miles of Seattle.

Lowest published price$501
Typical price (median)$1,927
Highest published price$3,019

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 Seattle

  • Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus

    Seattle · 1.3 mi · Same price at 5 other locations

    $501

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Overlake Hospital Medical Center

    Bellevue · 5.9 mi

    $979

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Public Hospital District No. 1 of King County, Washington dba Valley Medical Center

    Renton · 11.4 mi

    $1,020

    cash

  • Seattle Children's

    Seattle · 4.2 mi

    $1,063

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • MultiCare Covington Medical Center

    Covington · 19.2 mi

    $1,774

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • MultiCare Auburn Medical Center

    Auburn · 20.7 mi

    $1,774

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • St. Anthony Hospital

    Gig Harbor · 21.1 mi

    $2,080

    cash

  • St. Anne Hospital

    Burien · 10.8 mi

    $2,088

    cash

  • St. Francis Hospital

    Federal Way · 19.8 mi

    $2,146

    cash

  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Seattle · 2.0 mi

    $2,234

    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