Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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MRI Spine Lumbar W/ Contrast (Total)
Low
$1
Average
$1.4k
Median
$1.0k
High
$9.5k
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iThe hospitals that file a Blue Cross Blue Shield rate for this code, one row per hospital and set of terms (billing class, payment method, setting). Rates under different terms are never blended, so the terms are shown under each hospital’s name. Figures are the hospital’s averages across its plans.| # | Plans | |||||||
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| 1 | Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale, AR facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $477 | $477 | — | — | 16 | $477 – $477 |
| 2 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Saginaw, MI professional · other · both | 1 | $373 | $373 | — | — | 6–60 | $373 – $373 |
| 3 | Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Corporation Parkersburg, WV facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | 2–20 | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 4 | FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE, INC. dba FRANCISCAN HEALTH DYER DYER, IN other · both | 11 | $1.2k | $1.1k | $115 | 11% | 2–20 | $893 – $1.2k |
| 5 | Hospital Authority of Colquitt County Moultrie, GA fee schedule · both | 1 | $3.7k | $3.7k | $111 | 3% | 2–20 | $3.6k – $3.8k |
| 6 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA other · outpatient | 2 | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | 2–20 | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 7 | St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 6 | $4.0k | $4.4k | $680 | 16% | 2–20 | $3.3k – $5.2k |
| 8 | Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $477 | $477 | — | — | 1–10 | $477 – $477 |
| 9 | Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO fee schedule · both | 2 | $362 | $362 | $1 | 0% | 1–10 | $361 – $363 |
| 10 | Carle BroMenn Medical Center Normal, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $4.9k | $4.9k | $20 | 0% | 1–10 | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 11 | FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE, INC. dba FRANCISCAN HEALTH CROWN POINT CROWN POINT, IN other · both | 4 | $1.1k | $1.1k | $119 | 11% | 1–10 | $893 – $1.2k |
| 12 | LUCILE SALTER PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT STANFORD PALO ALTO, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $6.9k | $6.9k | — | — | 1–10 | $6.9k – $6.9k |
| 13 | Mayo Clinic Arizona Phoenix, AZ facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 5 | $1.8k | $1.9k | $236 | 13% | 1–10 | $1.8k – $2.4k |
| 14 | Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA facility · other · both | 1 | $358 | $358 | — | — | 1–10 | $358 – $358 |
| 15 | Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Smith, AR facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $367 | $367 | — | — | 1–10 | $367 – $367 |
| 16 | Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Smith, AR facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $367 | $367 | — | — | 1–10 | $367 – $367 |
| 17 | Mercy Hospital Rogers dba Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Rogers, AR facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 3 | $352 | $304 | $84 | 28% | 1–10 | $158 – $352 |
| 18 | Newton Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA other · outpatient | 1 | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 19 | Northern Hospital District of Surry County Mount Airy, NC facility · fee schedule · both | 1 | $953 | $953 | — | — | 1–10 | $953 – $953 |
| 20 | ONEIDA HEALTH ONEIDA, NY other · outpatient | 1 | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 21 | PRISMA HEALTH BAPTIST EASLEY HOSPITAL EASLEY, SC fee schedule · both | 4 | $991 | $1.2k | $480 | 39% | 1–10 | $860 – $2.0k |
| 22 | PRISMA HEALTH GREENVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GREENVILLE, SC fee schedule · both | 4 | $991 | $1.2k | $480 | 39% | 1–10 | $860 – $2.0k |
| 23 | PRISMA HEALTH LAURENS COUNTY HOSPITAL CLINTON, SC fee schedule · both | 2 | $1.6k | $1.6k | $767 | 47% | 1–10 | $860 – $2.4k |
| 24 | PRISMA HEALTH TUOMEY HOSPITAL SUMTER, SC fee schedule · both | 3 | $860 | $1.2k | $702 | 59% | 1–10 | $555 – $2.2k |
| 25 | Parkland Health Center Farmington, MO fee schedule · both | 2 | $389 | $389 | $1 | 0% | 1–10 | $388 – $390 |
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