Dallas → MRI of the lower back
MRI of the lower back in Dallas
Across 20 of 22 hospitals, the self-pay price runs from $238 to $12,093 — 50.8× the price for the same billing code.
| Hospital | Self-pay price | List price | Insurers pay | Publishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. utswmed.org · Dallas | $166–$1,423 varies | $2,846 | $56–$2,647 | D |
| Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children scottishriteforchildren.org · Dallas | $233–$3,698 varies | $3,698 | $57–$2,774 | C |
| Dallas Medical Center dallasmedcenter.com · Dallas | $238 | $4,564 | $197–$2,020 | B |
| Dallas Regional Medical Center dallasregionalmedicalcenter.com · Mesquite | $238 | $11,370 | $197–$1,016 | A |
| Crescent Medical Center Lancaster crescentregionalhospital.com · Lancaster | $755 | $1,162 | $223–$31,794 | C |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale bswhealthsunnyvale.com · Sunnyvale | $1,788 | $2,980 | $223–$2,755 | B |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown bayloruptown.com · Dallas | $1,788 | $2,980 | $1,401–$3,384 | B |
| North Central Surgical Center Llp northcentralsurgical.com · Dallas | $1,788 | $2,980 | $1,401–$3,384 | B |
| White Rock Medical Center bswhealth.com · Dallas | $2,066 | $3,443 | $197–$3,099 | B |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Lake Pointe bswhealth.com · Rowlett | $2,190 | $3,650 | $197–$2,738 | C |
| Baylor University Medical Center bswhealth.com · Dallas | $2,190 | $3,650 | $197–$2,738 | C |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Irving bswhealth.com · Irving | $2,190 | $3,650 | $197–$2,738 | C |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas bswhealth.com · Dallas | $2,190 | $3,650 | $197–$2,738 | C |
| Baylor Surgical Hospital at Las Colinas bswhealth.com · Irving | $2,190 | $3,650 | $197–$2,738 | C |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas texashealth.org · Dallas | $2,394 | $3,990 | $197–$3,755 | C |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center methodisthealthsystem.org · Dallas | $2,455 | $4,910 | $187–$3,437 | C |
| Methodist Charlton Medical Center methodisthealthsystem.org · Dallas | $2,455 | $4,910 | $187–$1,594 | C |
| Methodist Hospital for Surgery methodisthospitalforsurgery.com · Addison | $2,946 | $4,910 | $232–$850 | C |
| Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas childrens.com · Dallas | $3,015 | $4,020 | $162–$3,899 | B |
| Nexus Childrens Hospital Dallas childrens.com · Dallas | $3,015 | $4,020 | $162–$3,899 | B |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital medicalcityhealthcare.com · Dallas | $6,872 | $6,872 | $194–$6,872 | C |
| Medical City Las Colinas medicalcityhealthcare.com · Irving | $12,093 | $12,093 | $197–$12,093 | C |
What these three numbers mean
Self-pay price is what the hospital says it charges someone paying directly. It is the number to ask for by name. List price is the undiscounted charge almost nobody pays. Insurers pay is the range of procedure-specific negotiated rates in the file — useful mainly to see whether the self-pay price is above or below what insurers get.
Some hospitals attach one flat rate to nearly their whole price list. Those are excluded here, because a number identical for a colonoscopy and a blood test says nothing about either. More on that →
Billing code CPT 72148 —
MRI lumbar spine without contrast. Every price on this page is read from the hospital's
own published file; open a hospital to see which file and when it was read.