How much does MRI lumbar spine, without contrast cost in Ohio?
CPT 72148 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Ohio.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
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72148 MRI lumbar spine, without contrast
Market typical price
$1,309
94 facilities · typical range $1,083 – $2,266 · 5.4× Medicare OPPS
Typical
$1,309
Medicare $242
$213 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $4,414
What Medicare paysⓘ
$242
Market typical
$1,309
Cash / self-pay price
$1,309
Prices near you — 94 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenbeigh Health Sources (Rock Creek) lowest | Hospital | $213negotiated | 0.9× | — |
| Coshocton Regional Medical Center (Coshocton) | Hospital | $224cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| East Liverpool City Hospital (East Liverpool) | Hospital | $224cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center (Akron) | Hospital | $350cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| Bethesda North (Cincinnati) | Hospital | $495cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital (Cincinnati) | Hospital | $495cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Mccullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital (Oxford) | Hospital | $495cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Blanchard Valley Hospital (Findlay) | Hospital | $662cash | 2.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 7.2% |
| Institute For Orthopaedic Surgery (Lima) | Hospital | $816negotiated | 3.4× | hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Aultman Hospital (Canton) | Hospital | $869cash | 3.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Bay Park Community Hospital (Oregon) | Hospital | $942cash | 3.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Promedica Toledo Hospital (Toledo) | Hospital | $942cash | 3.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.4% |
| Fairfield Medical Center (Lancaster) | Hospital | $959cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital (Hamilton) | Hospital | $965cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Kettering Health Dayton (Dayton) | Hospital | $965cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Kettering Health Greene Memorial (Xenia) | Hospital | $965cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) | Hospital | $965cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Kettering Health Miamisburg (Miamisburg) | Hospital | $965cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Kettering Health Troy (Troy) | Hospital | $965cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Soin Medical Center (Beaver Creek) | Hospital | $965cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Metrohealth System (Cleveland) | Hospital | $1,021cash | 4.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Alliance Community Hospital (Alliance) | Hospital | $1,048cash | 4.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital (Defiance) | Hospital | $1,078cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Akron General Medical Center (Akron) | Hospital | $1,084cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland) | Hospital | $1,084cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital (Avon) | Hospital | $1,084cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.5% |
| Euclid Hospital (Euclid) | Hospital | $1,084cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Fairview Hospital (Cleveland) | Hospital | $1,084cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Hillcrest Hospital (Mayfield Heights) | Hospital | $1,084cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.0% |
| Lutheran Hospital (Cleveland) | Hospital | $1,084cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Marymount Hospital (Garfield Heights) | Hospital | $1,084cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Medina Hospital (Medina) | Hospital | $1,084cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| South Pointe Hospital (Warrensville Heights) | Hospital | $1,084cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Union Hospital (Dover) | Hospital | $1,084cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Mercy Medical Center (Canton) | Hospital | $1,108cash | 4.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.0% |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio (Portsmouth) | Hospital | $1,140cash | 4.7× | — |
| Adena Regional Medical Center (Chillicothe) | Hospital | $1,144cash | 4.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Madison Health (London) | Hospital | $1,178cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Ohio State University State Health System (Columbus) | Hospital | $1,212negotiated | 5.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center (Canal Winchester) | Hospital | $1,236cash | 5.1× | — |
| Mount Carmel Dublin (Dublin) | Hospital | $1,236cash | 5.1× | — |
| Mount Carmel East & West (Columbus) | Hospital | $1,236cash | 5.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital (New Albany) | Hospital | $1,236cash | 5.1× | hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Mount Carmel St Ann'S (Westerville) | Hospital | $1,236cash | 5.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Memorial Hospital (Marysville) | Hospital | $1,300cash | 5.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Doctors Hospital (Columbus) | Hospital | $1,309cash | 5.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital (Dublin) | Hospital | $1,309cash | 5.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Grant Medical Center (Columbus) | Hospital | $1,309cash | 5.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital (Columbus) | Hospital | $1,309cash | 5.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Grady Memorial Hospital (Delaware) | Hospital | $1,312cash | 5.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Berger Hospital (Circleville) | Hospital | $1,482cash | 6.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Wood County Hospital (Bowling Green) | Hospital | $1,612cash | 6.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Trihealth Clinton Regional Hospital (Wilmington) | Hospital | $1,667cash | 6.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Van Wert County Hospital (Van Wert) | Hospital | $1,692cash | 7.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| University Of Toledo Medical Center (Toledo) | Hospital | $1,754cash | 7.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.0% |
| Pomerene Hospital (Millersburg) | Hospital | $1,840cash | 7.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Atrium Medical Center (Franklin) | Hospital | $1,862cash | 7.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Wilson Memorial Hospital (Sidney) | Hospital | $1,922cash | 8.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Trinity Medical Ctr East &Trinity Medical Ctr West (Steubenville) | Hospital | $1,981cash | 8.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.7% |
| Miami Valley Hospital (Dayton) | Hospital | $2,048cash | 8.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.0% |
| Upper Valley Medical Center (Troy) | Hospital | $2,048cash | 8.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Salem Regional Medical Center (Salem) | Hospital | $2,086cash | 8.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Mary Rutan Hospital (Bellefontaine) | Hospital | $2,086cash | 8.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Uh Cleveland Medical Center (Cleveland) | Hospital | $2,244cash | 9.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Lake Health (Concord) | Hospital | $2,266cash | 9.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.8% |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center (Beachwood) | Hospital | $2,266cash | 9.4× | hip/knee complications 4.0% |
| Parma Community General Hospital (Parma) | Hospital | $2,266cash | 9.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Uh Regional Hospitals (Chardon) | Hospital | $2,266cash | 9.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Uh St John Medical Center (Westlake) | Hospital | $2,266cash | 9.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.2% |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center (Elyria) | Hospital | $2,266cash | 9.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center (Beachwood) | Hospital | $2,266cash | 9.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.8% |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center (Ravenna) | Hospital | $2,266cash | 9.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital (Marietta) | Hospital | $2,270cash | 9.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Insight Hospital And Medical Center Trumbull (Warren) | Hospital | $2,280cash | 9.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Ohiohealth O'Bleness Hospital (Athens) | Hospital | $2,342cash | 9.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Summa Health System (Akron) | Hospital | $2,344cash | 9.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Summa Western Reserve Hospital (Cuyahoga Falls) | Hospital | $2,344cash | 9.7× | ★★★★★ |
| University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc (Cincinnati) | Hospital | $2,366cash | 9.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| West Chester Hospital (West Chester) | Hospital | $2,366cash | 9.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.1% |
| Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital (Coldwater) | Hospital | $2,381cash | 9.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Genesis Hospital (Zanesville) | Hospital | $2,398cash | 9.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Knox Community Hospital (Mount Vernon) | Hospital | $2,511cash | 10.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Fisher-Titus Hospital (Norwalk) | Hospital | $2,637cash | 10.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Marion General Hospital (Marion) | Hospital | $2,762cash | 11.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Lima Memorial Health System (Lima) | Hospital | $2,777cash | 11.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center (Cambridge) | Hospital | $2,803cash | 11.6× | ★★★★★ |
| University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center (Ashland) | Hospital | $2,854cash | 11.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Ohiohealth Mansfield Hospital (Mansfield) | Hospital | $2,946cash | 12.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Memorial Hospital (Fremont) | Hospital | $3,013cash | 12.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Surgical Hospital At Southwoods (Youngstown) | Hospital | $3,282cash | 13.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Grand Lake Health System (Saint Marys) | Hospital | $3,295cash | 13.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Ashtabula County Medical Center (Ashtabula) | Hospital | $3,828cash | 15.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Avita Ontario (Ontario) | Hospital | $4,006cash | 16.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Licking Memorial Hospital (Newark) gross charge | Hospital | $4,414cash | 18.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.2% |
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 Ohio?
For MRI lumbar spine, without contrast (CPT 72148) in Ohio, a fair self-pay price is around $1,309, with hospitals ranging from $1,083 to $2,266 across 94 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $242, the benchmark every published rate is measured against. 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 Ohio?
A fair self-pay price for MRI lumbar spine, without contrast (CPT 72148) in Ohio is around $1,309, with hospital prices ranging from $1,083 to $2,266 across 94 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?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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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.