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Lumbar spine MRI cost in Minnesota

Posted facility cash prices for lumbar spine MRI in Minnesota range from $223 to $3,813 across 119 hospitals, taken from each hospital’s own price file (Oct 2026); doctor fees are billed separately.

Minnesota hospitals sorted by facility cash price · real price-file data, Oct 2026

Lumbar spine MRI w/o contrast · CPT 72148

119 hospitals · lowest $223.34 · median $2,090.40 · highest $3,813.07

Price flags come from our manual audit of each hospital’s price file (Oct 30, 2026). “Low price checked in file” = we opened the file and the row is a real facility cash price. “May be a partial/component line” = the row looks like a component, per-unit, or bundled line, so the real price for this test may differ. Hover a flag for the reason. Always confirm with the hospital.

Statewide MRI prices (all 3 exams) →

All-in planning range: facility + radiologist read · CPT 72148

23 of 119 hospitals have a FROM FILE doctor fee (10 tagged VERIFY); the rest use ESTIMATE = CMS 2026 MN $67.10 ×1–3. How we estimate

Gaps

• Facility price = hospital-fee rows only (no “professional” billing class, no modifier 26; where a hospital labels every row professional, the technical/global non-26 rate is used).
• Doctor fee is FROM FILE only where the hospital posts ≥10 professional rates (radiology: modifier 26; ER: no modifier); otherwise ESTIMATE (CMS 2026 MN ×1–3), not that hospital’s bill.
• VERIFY (Mayo Clinic Health System hospitals): rows are true professional lines, but most payer rates are listed as a percent of billed charges (≈95–97% of the gross charge), not a fixed contracted fee — the typical amount actually paid may be much lower. Shown as posted; ask for a Good Faith Estimate.

Facility fee only — doctor/radiologist, anesthesia, and pathology fees are billed separately and are not included. Prices come from each hospital’s own posted standard-charges file, last checked Oct 2026. Negotiated median is across all insurer rates in the file; it is not your plan’s price. Your insurer (Blue Cross, HealthPartners, Medica, UCare, etc.) may pay a different rate, and your cost depends on your deductible and coinsurance. Always ask for a Good Faith Estimate. Facility price = hospital-fee rows only (no “professional” billing class, no modifier 26; where a hospital labels every row professional, the technical/global non-26 rate is used). Re-extracted Oct 30, 2026. Know your billing rights.

How we got these prices · Last updated: Oct 30, 2026 (data files compiled). Data sources: hospitals’ own posted price files (machine-readable files parsed Oct 2026); doctor/radiologist estimates from CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule (RVU26D, Oct 2026 release).