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HANK Price Transparency. (n.d.).
Mri lumbar spine w/dye (OTHER 72149) by State .
PPMan price-transparency data, derived from CMS-required hospital MRFs.
Retrieved October 14, 2026 , from http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/72149/by-state?code_type=OTHER
“Mri lumbar spine w/dye (OTHER 72149) by State.” HANK Price Transparency ,
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October 14, 2026 .
“Mri lumbar spine w/dye (OTHER 72149) by State,” HANK Price Transparency ,
accessed October 14, 2026 ,
http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/72149/by-state?code_type=OTHER.
Source: PPMan price-transparency data, derived from CMS-required hospital
machine-readable files (45 CFR 180). See
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OTHER · across United States
72149 — MRI Lumbar Spine With 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).
$639
National median
$344 – $2,304
IQR (p25 – p75)
87
hospitals filing
30
states
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Cash / self-pay price
Cash median
$1,800
vs. negotiated
+181.6%
Hospitals reporting
76
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 72149 (OTHER), with interquartile range
State Median p25 p75
WI $4,666 $3,704 $4,784
MA $2,811 $2,811 $2,811
ID $2,764 $2,764 $2,764
UT $2,727 $429 $3,265
AZ $2,531 $2,490 $2,649
CA $2,304 $2,264 $3,482
CO $2,304 $2,304 $2,304
ND $2,304 $1,464 $2,304
NE $1,796 $405 $2,040
OH $1,759 $542 $1,759
IA $1,285 $376 $1,565
VA $688 $688 $688
TX $685 $331 $1,570
IN $653 $383 $653
MS $498 $317 $873
AR $490 $334 $939
AL $451 $334 $562
KY $435 $335 $549
PR $404 $404 $404
IL $399 $169 $750
GA $380 $380 $380
TN $358 $345 $572
PA $357 $269 $743
MO $313 $313 $313
MI $277 $184 $353
NY $276 $276 $276
NH $271 $150 $1,996
MN $251 $251 $1,247
WV $226 $226 $372
KS $211 $199 $1,349