Lower back MRI cost in Washington, DC

MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices published by 13 hospitals within 25 miles of Washington.

Lowest published price$244
Typical price (median)$879
Highest published price$7,138
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Lowest prices near Washington

  • Suburban Hospital

    Bethesda · 8.8 mi

    $244

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center

    Columbia · 23.3 mi

    $253

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • UM Capital Region Medical Center

    Largo · 10.9 mi

    $604

    cash

  • Inova Alexandria Hospital

    Alexandria · 7.9 mi

    $879

    cash

  • Inova Fairfax Hospital

    Falls Church · 9.9 mi

    $879

    cash

  • Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

    Alexandria · 10.1 mi

    $879

    cash

  • Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

    20.2 mi

    $879

    cash

  • UM Laurel Medical Center

    Laurel · 16.7 mi

    $1,599

    cash

  • Sentara Lake Ridge

    Lake Ridge · 22.1 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $2,000

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Sibley Memorial Hospital

    Washington · 4.9 mi

    $3,702

    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 to 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