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
$3.1k
Median
$1.5k
High
$1502.4k
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iThe hospitals that file a Cigna 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 | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 4 | $3.0k | $3.1k | $630 | 20% | 4–40 | $2.4k – $3.9k |
| 2 | Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $2.2k | $2.2k | $554 | 25% | 2–20 | $1.7k – $2.8k |
| 3 | Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | 1–10 | $3.3k – $3.3k |
| 4 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO West Jordan, UT other · inpatient | 1 | $570 | $570 | — | — | 1–10 | $570 – $570 |
| 5 | Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville, KY facility · other · inpatient | 1 | $277 | $277 | — | — | 1–10 | $277 – $277 |
| 6 | METHODIST LEBONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSP GERMANTOWN, TN per diem · both | 1 | $485 | $485 | — | — | 1–10 | $485 – $485 |
| 7 | METHODIST OLIVE BRANCH HOSPITAL OLIVE BRANCH, MS per diem · both | 1 | $485 | $485 | — | — | 1–10 | $485 – $485 |
| 8 | Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | 1–10 | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 9 | Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center LLC Wilmington, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 10 | Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA per diem · both | 2 | $819 | $819 | $136 | 17% | 1–10 | $683 – $955 |
| 11 | Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 12 | Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA professional · fee schedule · both | 1 | $208 | $208 | — | — | 1–10 | $208 – $208 |
| 13 | Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile, AL other · outpatient | 1 | $988 | $988 | — | — | 1–10 | $988 – $988 |
| 14 | Stormont Vail Healthcare, Inc Topeka, KS percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $238.6k | $238.6k | — | — | 1–10 | $238.6k – $238.6k |
| 15 | The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas, TX percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 16 | ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC 1305 CROWLEY RAYNE HWY other · outpatient | 1 | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 17 | ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL INC Clearlake, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $5.1k | $5.1k | $265 | 5% | — | $4.9k – $5.4k |
| 18 | ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $3.2k | $5.1k | $3.3k | 65% | — | $2.4k – $9.8k |
| 19 | ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $47 | $47 | — | — | — | $47 – $47 |
| 20 | ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.8k | $1.8k | $112 | 6% | — | $1.7k – $2.0k |
| 21 | ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Bragg, CA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $84 | $84 | — | — | — | $84 – $84 |
| 22 | ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Bragg, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 23 | ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $47 | $47 | — | — | — | $47 – $47 |
| 24 | ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 25 | AHS Henryetta Hospital, LLC Henryetta, OK facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
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