MRI lumbar spine w/contrast (CPT 72149)
72149 is the billing code hospitals use for this service. Prices below are each hospital's own posted facility charge.
Name shown as it appears in hospital billing files.
100 of 118 hospitals post a price for this code. Hospitals that don't post one are left out — we never guess a number.
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| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Gross charge | Medicare pays | × Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center | Salida, CO | $303.45 | $357 | $368.02 | 0.8× |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center | Greeley, CO | $381.52 | $1,334 | $368.02 | 1.0× |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center | Fort Collins, CO | $420.21 | $1,334 | $368.02 | 1.1× |
| Powell Valley Healthcare | Powell, WY | $434.27 | $510.90 | $356.43 | 1.2× |
| Sterling Regional MedCenter | Sterling, CO | $568.54 | $2,170 | $368.02 | 1.5× |
| East Morgan County Hospital | Brush, CO | $707.62 | $1,176.50 | $368.02 | 1.9× |
| Valley View Hospital | Glenwood Springs, CO | $752.25 | $885 | $368.02 | 2.0× |
| Washakie Medical Center | Worland, WY | $791.32 | $1,176.50 | $356.43 | 2.2× |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital | Sheridan, WY | $932 | $1,165 | $356.43 | 2.6× |
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center | Casper, WY | $1,000.86 | $2,383 | $356.43 | 2.8× |
| South Big Horn County Hospital (Three Rivers Health) | Basin, WY | $1,050.60 | $1,400.80 | $356.43 | 2.9× |
| Denver Health Medical Center | Denver, CO | $1,072.43 | $3,064.06 | $368.02 | 2.9× |
| Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center | Walsenburg, CO | $1,093.50 | $1,215 | $368.02 | 3.0× |
| Rangely District Hospital | Rangely, CO | $1,219 | $1,875.40 | $368.02 | 3.3× |
| Prowers Medical Center | Lamar, CO | $1,316.40 | $2,194 | $368.02 | 3.6× |
| Family Health West Hospital | Fruita, CO | $1,320.20 | $1,886 | $368.02 | 3.6× |
| Wray Community District Hospital | Wray, CO | $1,320.38 | $1,760.50 | $368.02 | 3.6× |
| Vail Health Hospital | Vail, CO | $1,347.75 | $1,797 | $368.02 | 3.7× |
| South Lincoln Medical Center | Kemmerer, WY | $1,449.84 | $1,933.12 | $356.43 | 4.1× |
| Memorial Hospital of Carbon County | Rawlins, WY | $1,458 | $1,944 | $356.43 | 4.1× |
| William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (UT Southwestern) | Dallas, TX | $1,466 | $2,932 | $350.46 | 4.2× |
| Platte County Hospital | Wheatland, WY | $1,469.09 | $2,170 | $356.43 | 4.1× |
| Memorial Hospital at Craig | Craig, CO | $1,487.68 | $2,288.74 | $368.02 | 4.0× |
| UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center | Steamboat Springs, CO | $1,533.60 | $1,704 | $368.02 | 4.2× |
| Community Hospital, Torrington (Banner Health) | Torrington, WY | $1,534.19 | $2,170 | $356.43 | 4.3× |
| Star Valley Medical Center | Afton, WY | $1,534.40 | $2,192 | $356.43 | 4.3× |
| Southwest Memorial Hospital | Cortez, CO | $1,583 | $3,165 | $368.02 | 4.3× |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital | Gunnison, CO | $1,712.32 | $2,014.50 | $368.02 | 4.7× |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $1,729 | $2,470 | $368.02 | 4.7× |
| St. Thomas More Hospital | Canon City, CO | $1,775.74 | $4,439.35 | $368.02 | 4.8× |
| Montrose Regional Health | Montrose, CO | $1,860 | $2,480 | $368.02 | 5.1× |
| Estes Park Medical Center | Estes Park, CO | $1,950.75 | $2,601 | $368.02 | 5.3× |
| Johnson County Healthcare Center | Buffalo, WY | $1,999.50 | $1,999.50 | $356.43 | 5.6× |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital | Delta, CO | $2,010.45 | $3,350.75 | $368.02 | 5.5× |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Baylor Scott & White) | Dallas, TX | $2,019.98 | $3,366.63 | $350.46 | 5.8× |
| UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,043.45 | $4,541 | $368.02 | 5.6× |
| Grand River Medical Center | Rifle, CO | $2,089.50 | $4,179 | $368.02 | 5.7× |
| Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital | Thermopolis, WY | $2,113.50 | $2,113.50 | $356.43 | 5.9× |
| Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center | La Junta, CO | $2,119 | $3,532 | $368.02 | 5.8× |
| Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital | Burlington, CO | $2,125 | $2,500 | $368.02 | 5.8× |
| UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital | Highlands Ranch, CO | $2,140.50 | $7,135 | $368.02 | 5.8× |
| UCHealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital | Woodland Park, CO | $2,240.80 | $2,801 | $368.02 | 6.1× |
| Campbell County Health | Gillette, WY | $2,255.40 | $2,506 | $356.43 | 6.3× |
| UCHealth Greeley Hospital | Greeley, CO | $2,349.60 | $3,916 | $368.02 | 6.4× |
| Parkview Medical Center | Pueblo, CO | $2,377.60 | $5,944 | $368.02 | 6.5× |
| Rio Grande Hospital | Del Norte, CO | $2,400.96 | $3,201.28 | $368.02 | 6.5× |
| Longs Peak Hospital | Longmont, CO | $2,497.25 | $7,135 | $372.11 | 6.7× |
| UCHealth Broomfield Hospital | Broomfield, CO | $2,497.25 | $7,135 | $368.02 | 6.8× |
| UCHealth Grandview Hospital | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,497.25 | $7,135 | $368.02 | 6.8× |
| Keefe Memorial Hospital | Cheyenne Wells, CO | $2,503.20 | $3,576 | $368.02 | 6.8× |
| Foothills Hospital | Boulder, CO | $2,542.50 | $5,085 | $372.11 | 6.8× |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth (Texas Health Resources) | Fort Worth, TX | $2,612.85 | $4,354.75 | $350.46 | 7.5× |
| Memorial Hospital of Converse County | Douglas, WY | $2,661.90 | $4,670 | $356.43 | 7.5× |
| St. Mary-Corwin Hospital | Pueblo, CO | $2,662.38 | $6,655.95 | $368.02 | 7.2× |
| Poudre Valley Hospital | Fort Collins, CO | $2,741.20 | $3,916 | $368.02 | 7.4× |
| Medical Center of the Rockies | Loveland, CO | $2,741.20 | $3,916 | $368.02 | 7.4× |
| St. Anthony Summit Medical Center | Frisco, CO | $2,742.54 | $6,856.33 | $368.02 | 7.5× |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction | Grand Junction, CO | $2,805.04 | $5,009 | $368.02 | 7.6× |
| Middle Park Medical Center | Kremmling, CO | $2,970.28 | $3,712.84 | $368.02 | 8.1× |
| St. John's Medical Center | Jackson, WY | $3,000 | $3,000 | $356.43 | 8.4× |
| Weston County Health Services | Newcastle, WY | $3,014 | $3,014 | $356.43 | 8.5× |
| Mercy Hospital Durango | Durango, CO | $3,033.02 | $7,582.53 | $368.02 | 8.2× |
| St. Elizabeth Hospital | Fort Morgan, CO | $3,072.90 | $7,682.24 | $368.02 | 8.3× |
| Longmont United Hospital | Longmont, CO | $3,078.86 | $7,697.15 | $372.11 | 8.3× |
| St. Anthony Hospital | Lakewood, CO | $3,078.86 | $7,697.15 | $368.02 | 8.4× |
| Penrose Hospital | Colorado Springs, CO | $3,078.86 | $7,697.15 | $368.02 | 8.4× |
| St. Anthony North Health Campus | Westminster, CO | $3,078.86 | $7,697.15 | $368.02 | 8.4× |
| OrthoColorado Hospital | Lakewood, CO | $3,078.86 | $7,697.15 | $368.02 | 8.4× |
| St. Francis Hospital Interquest | Colorado Springs, CO | $3,078.86 | $7,697.15 | $368.02 | 8.4× |
| UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital | Aurora, CO | $3,117.80 | $8,908 | $368.02 | 8.5× |
| Evanston Regional Hospital | Evanston, WY | $3,173.32 | $5,288.86 | $356.43 | 8.9× |
| Ivinson Memorial Hospital | Laramie, WY | $3,250 | $3,250 | $356.43 | 9.1× |
| Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital | Julesburg, CO | $3,403 | $3,403 | $368.02 | 9.2× |
| Sublette County Health | Pinedale, WY | $3,499.20 | $3,888 | $356.43 | 9.8× |
| Parkland Memorial Hospital | Dallas, TX | $3,558.80 | $8,897 | $350.46 | 10.2× |
| Regional West Medical Center | Scottsbluff, NE | $3,566.40 | $5,944 | $362.27 | 9.8× |
| Cheyenne Regional Medical Center | Cheyenne, WY | $3,606.39 | $5,151.98 | $356.43 | 10.1× |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital | Holyoke, CO | $3,980 | $4,975 | $368.02 | 10.8× |
| AdventHealth Porter | Denver, CO | $4,031.04 | $4,031.04 | $368.02 | 11.0× |
| AdventHealth Avista | Louisville, CO | $4,031.04 | $4,031.04 | $372.11 | 10.8× |
| AdventHealth Littleton | Littleton, CO | $4,031.04 | $4,031.04 | $368.02 | 11.0× |
| AdventHealth Parker | Parker, CO | $4,031.04 | $4,031.04 | $368.02 | 11.0× |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock | Castle Rock, CO | $4,031.04 | $4,031.04 | $368.02 | 11.0× |
| Aspen Valley Hospital | Aspen, CO | $4,149 | $4,149 | $368.02 | 11.3× |
| Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County | Rock Springs, WY | $4,753 | $4,753 | $356.43‡ | 13.3× |
| Animas Surgical Hospital | Durango, CO | $5,077 | $5,077 | $368.02 | 13.8× |
| Medical City Dallas | Dallas, TX | $7,603.60 | $7,603.60 | $350.46 | 21.7× |
| HCA HealthOne Aurora Medical Center | Aurora, CO | $11,207.29 | $11,207.29 | $368.02 | 30.5× |
| HCA HealthOne Mountain Ridge | Thornton, CO | $13,733.71 | $13,733.71 | $368.02 | 37.3× |
| HCA HealthOne Rose Medical Center | Denver, CO | $14,822 | $14,822 | $368.02 | 40.3× |
| HCA HealthOne Swedish Medical Center | Englewood, CO | $16,937.78 | $16,937.78 | $368.02 | 46.0× |
| HCA HealthOne Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center | Denver, CO | $18,119.75 | $18,119.75 | $368.02 | 49.2× |
| HCA HealthOne Sky Ridge Medical Center | Lone Tree, CO | $21,645.25 | $21,645.25 | $368.02 | 58.8× |
| Pioneers Medical Center | Meeker, CO | — | $1,456 | $368.02 | — |
| Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital | Grand Junction, CO | — | $3,240.95 | $368.02 | — |
| Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital | Brighton, CO | — | $3,359.55 | $368.02 | — |
| Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital | Golden, CO | — | $3,391.85 | $368.02 | — |
| Intermountain Health St. Joseph Hospital | Denver, CO | — | $3,391.85 | $368.02 | — |
| Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital | Lafayette, CO | — | $3,391.85 | $372.11 | — |
| Aspen Mountain Medical Center | Rock Springs, WY | — | $4,467.25 | $356.43 | — |
"Medicare pays" is the facility (technical) rate, matching the posted facility charge; the doctor's separate professional fee is excluded throughout. "—" means Medicare has no comparable facility rate.
‡ Price taken from the hospital's inpatient list — no outpatient price posted.