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HANK Price Transparency. (n.d.).
MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE (OTHER 72148TC) by State .
PPMan price-transparency data, derived from CMS-required hospital MRFs.
Retrieved August 17, 2026 , from http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/72148TC/by-state?code_type=OTHER
“MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE (OTHER 72148TC) by State.” HANK Price Transparency ,
http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/72148TC/by-state?code_type=OTHER. Accessed
August 17, 2026 .
“MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE (OTHER 72148TC) by State,” HANK Price Transparency ,
accessed August 17, 2026 ,
http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/72148TC/by-state?code_type=OTHER.
Source: PPMan price-transparency data, derived from CMS-required hospital
machine-readable files (45 CFR 180). See
methodology .
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OTHER · across United States
72148TC — MRI Lumbar Spine Without Contrast
State-by-state median negotiated rates. Lower bars are cheaper states; the
range bar shows the IQR (25th to 75th percentile within each state).
$408
National median
$156 – $679
IQR (p25 – p75)
76
hospitals filing
21
states
Walking in without insurance?
Cash / self-pay price
Cash median
$285
vs. negotiated
-30.2%
Hospitals reporting
17
Cash / self-pay rates apply when you don't run the bill through insurance.
Many hospitals also offer income-based discounts on top of the published
cash price — always ask about a financial-assistance application
before paying.
Median negotiated rate, by state
Ranked by typical (median) negotiated price. Hover for state-level IQR.
Median negotiated rate by state for 72148TC (OTHER), with interquartile range
State Median p25 p75
IL $5,037 $1,348 $6,068
NE $3,432 $1,722 $3,432
WI $3,193 $816 $3,193
KY $1,049 $999 $1,724
CA $1,038 $1,038 $1,038
AR $664 $664 $664
NJ $518 $408 $633
MN $505 $505 $505
KS $419 $134 $562
CT $393 $354 $675
OH $388 $388 $615
CO $310 $283 $358
TN $231 $192 $231
NC $213 $213 $213
MT $213 $210 $216
IA $206 $130 $290
NV $179 $161 $181
NY $157 $131 $300
FL $148 $148 $148
VA $119 $67 $119
TX $90 $70 $100