Phoenix → MRI of the lower back
MRI of the lower back in Phoenix
Across 21 of 22 hospitals, the self-pay price runs from $280 to $5,484 — 19.6× the price for the same billing code.
| Hospital | Self-pay price | List price | Insurers pay | Publishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Boswell Medical Center bannerhealth.com · Sun City | $280 | $2,417 | $167–$1,934 | C |
| Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center bannerhealth.com · Sun City West | $302 | $2,417 | $167–$1,934 | C |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center bannerhealth.com · Mesa | $305 | $2,417 | $167–$1,813 | C |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center bannerhealth.com · Phoenix | $309 | $2,417 | $167–$1,813 | C |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center bannerhealth.com · Chandler | $346 | $2,417 | $167–$1,813 | C |
| Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix bannerhealth.com · Phoenix | $348 | $2,417 | $167–$1,813 | C |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center bannerhealth.com · Gilbert | $392 | $2,417 | $167–$1,813 | C |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center bannerhealth.com · Glendale | $421 | $2,417 | $167–$1,813 | C |
| Banner Desert Medical Center bannerhealth.com · Mesa | $459 | $2,417 | $167–$1,813 | C |
| Banner Heart Hospital bannerhealth.com · Mesa | $640 | $2,417 | $167–$1,813 | C |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center commonspirit.org · Gilbert | $833 | $3,388 | $207–$2,609 | C |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center commonspirit.org · Chandler | $908 | $3,388 | $184–$2,846 | C |
| Wickenburg Community Hospital wickhosp.com · Wickenburg | $3,078 | $4,735 | $150–$613 | C |
| Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical Center honorhealth.com · Phoenix | $5,484 | $5,484 | $215–$554 | C |
| Honorhealth Tempe Medical Center honorhealth.com · Phoenix | $5,484 | $5,484 | $215–$554 | C |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center honorhealth.com · Scottsdale | $5,484 | $5,484 | $215–$554 | C |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center honorhealth.com · Scottsdale | $5,484 | $5,484 | $215–$554 | C |
| Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical Center honorhealth.com · Phoenix | $5,484 | $5,484 | $215–$554 | C |
| Honorhealth Four Peaks Medical Center honorhealth.com · Mesa | $5,484 | $5,484 | $215–$554 | C |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Ctr honorhealth.com · Scottsdale | $5,484 | $5,484 | $215–$554 | C |
| Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center honorhealth.com · Phoenix | $5,484 | $5,484 | $215–$554 | C |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital phoenixchildrens.org · Phoenix | not published | $3,080 | $158–$4,431 | F |
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.