How much does MRI lumbar spine, without contrast cost in Michigan?
CPT 72148 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Michigan.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
72148 MRI lumbar spine, without contrast
Market typical price
$1,526
58 facilities · typical range $932 – $2,970 · 6.3× Medicare OPPS
Typical
$1,526
Medicare $242
$93 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $6,334
What Medicare paysⓘ
$242
Market typical
$1,526
Cash / self-pay price
$1,546
Prices near you — 58 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Jackson Hospital (former Allegiance Health) lowest | Hospital | $93cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| MyMichigan Medical Center Midland | Hospital | $101cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.9% |
| MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw (former St. Mary's of Michigan) | Hospital | $101cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena | Hospital | $101cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing (Edward W. Sparrow Hospital) | Hospital | $114cash | 0.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital (former Ascension Providence Rochester) | Hospital | $234cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| Lake Huron Medical Center (Port Huron; Prime Healthcare) | Hospital | $236cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4% |
| Beacon Kalamazoo (former Ascension Borgess Medical Center) | Hospital | $237negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital (Grand Blanc; former Ascension Genesys) | Hospital | $255negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital | Hospital | $328cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit) | Hospital | $328cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital (Clinton Township) | Hospital | $328cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital | Hospital | $328cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| McLaren Bay Region (Bay City) | Hospital | $794cash | 3.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| McLaren Flint | Hospital | $977cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Henry Ford St. John Hospital (Detroit; former Ascension St. John) | Hospital | $984cash | 4.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Holland Hospital | Hospital | $1,103cash | 4.6× | ★★★★★ |
| McLaren Port Huron | Hospital | $1,134cash | 4.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| University of Michigan Health-West (Wyoming) | Hospital | $1,300cash | 5.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital (former Ascension Providence) | Hospital | $1,347cash | 5.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.8% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital (former Ascension Providence; shares CCN with Southfield) | Hospital | $1,347cash | 5.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.8% |
| McLaren Northern Michigan (Petoskey) | Hospital | $1,352cash | 5.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| University of Michigan Health University Hospital (Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor) | Hospital | $1,370cash | 5.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital | Hospital | $1,426cash | 5.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital (former Ascension Macomb-Oakland) | Hospital | $1,480cash | 6.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center (Southfield) [PHYSICIAN-OWNED SURGICAL HOSPITAL] | Hospital | $1,500cash | 6.2× | — |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital (East Grand Rapids; shares CCN with Butterworth) | Hospital | $1,526cash | 6.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital (Grand Rapids) | Hospital | $1,526cash | 6.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| McLaren Oakland (Pontiac) | Hospital | $1,526cash | 6.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital (former Mercy Health Saint Mary's) | Hospital | $1,546cash | 6.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital (former Mercy Health Hackley) | Hospital | $1,546cash | 6.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Bronson Battle Creek Hospital | Hospital | $1,704cash | 7.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital (Kalamazoo) | Hospital | $1,704cash | 7.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| McLaren Macomb (Mount Clemens) | Hospital | $1,795cash | 7.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Covenant HealthCare (Saginaw) | Hospital | $1,873cash | 7.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| McLaren Greater Lansing | Hospital | $2,045cash | 8.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Hurley Medical Center (Flint) | Hospital | $2,250cash | 9.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Munson Medical Center (Traverse City) | Hospital | $2,468cash | 10.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Insight Surgical Hospital (Warren; fka Southeast Michigan Surgical Hospital) [PHYSICIAN-OWNED SURGICAL HOSPITAL] | Hospital | $2,481cash | 10.3× | — |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital (St. Joseph) | Hospital | $2,822cash | 11.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital | Hospital | $2,970cash | 12.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Trinity Health Livingston Hospital (Howell) | Hospital | $2,970cash | 12.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Trinity Health Oakland Hospital (Pontiac) | Hospital | $2,970cash | 12.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 6.7% |
| Trinity Health Livonia Hospital | Hospital | $2,970cash | 12.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Chelsea Hospital (Trinity Health / Michigan Medicine) | Hospital | $2,970cash | 12.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital | Hospital | $3,780cash | 15.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital | Hospital | $3,780cash | 15.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital | Hospital | $3,780cash | 15.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital (Royal Oak) | Hospital | $3,780cash | 15.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Corewell Health Taylor Hospital | Hospital | $3,780cash | 15.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital | Hospital | $3,780cash | 15.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4% |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital | Hospital | $3,780cash | 15.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital | Hospital | $3,780cash | 15.6× | ★★★★★ |
| DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital | Hospital | $3,935cash | 16.3× | ★★★★★ |
| DMC Harper University Hospital | Hospital | $4,286cash | 17.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| UP Health System - Marquette | Hospital | $4,332cash | 17.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital (Commerce Township) | Hospital | $4,891cash | 20.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5% |
| DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital gross charge | Hospital | $6,334cash | 26.2× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 1 unusually low/high price excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
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What should 72148 cost in Michigan?
For MRI lumbar spine, without contrast (CPT 72148) in Michigan, a fair self-pay price is around $1,526, with hospitals ranging from $932 to $2,970 across 58 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $242, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does MRI lumbar spine, without contrast cost in Michigan?
A fair self-pay price for MRI lumbar spine, without contrast (CPT 72148) in Michigan is around $1,526, with hospital prices ranging from $932 to $2,970 across 58 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 72148?
Medicare pays about $242 for MRI lumbar spine, without contrast (CPT 72148). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of MRI lumbar spine, without contrast?
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.