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.
Original text from hospital filings
MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITH CONTRAST
Springdale, AR
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Arkansas Childrens Northwest’s median price of $328 is 58% below the median hospital's median price ($779), higher than 7% of the 2,520 hospitals reporting CPT 72149. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Last updated: Aug 13, 2026
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