Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast in Florida?

The cheapest Florida hospital published cash price for this procedure is $400. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.

Are these the prices I'll pay?

These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.

Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?

Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.

Where does this data come from?

Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.

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MRI Scan of Lower Spinal Canal Before and After Contrast Cost in Florida

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 155 Florida hospitals. CPT 72158. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $6,391 📉 Low $400 📈 High $32,182 🏥 155 hospitals 🏛️ 124 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $324

Hospital comparison — Florida

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 155 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	Aetna	UHC	Molina	MultiPlan	Cigna	BCBS	Centene	Humana
MANATEE HEALTH BRADENTON	$400	$258	$859	—	$850	$856	—	—	$220
ASCENSION ST. VINCENT'S ST. JOHNS COUNTY HOSPITAL TRINITY WAY SAINT JOHNS	$654	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ASCENSION ST. VINCENT'S CLAY COUNTY HOSPITAL MIDDLEBURG	$654	$369	$362	$663	—	$354	$358	$358	$348
ASCENCION ST. VINCENT'S SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE	$654	$369	$362	$663	—	$354	$358	$358	$344
ASCENSION ST. VINCENT'S RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE	$654	$369	$362	$663	—	$354	$358	$358	$348
JACKSON HOSPITAL MARIANNA	$916	$358	$358	—	$1,650	$1,228	$1,759	$358	$358
ASCENSION SACRED HEART BAY N. BONITA AVE PANAMA CITY	$972	$369	$362	—	—	$1,336	—	$358	$369
ASCENSION SACRED HEART GULF PORT ST JOE	$1,010	$395	$388	—	—	$1,388	—	$384	$395
TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MICCOSUKEE ROAD TALLAHASSEE	$1,082	$100	$100	—	—	$60.00	$100	$100	$100
DOCTORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BONIFAY BONIFAY	$1,203	$500	$642	—	—	—	—	—	$681
ASCENSION SACRED HEART EMERALD COAST MIRAMAR BEACH	$1,326	$369	$362	—	—	$1,823	—	$358	$369
ASCENSION SACRED HEART HOSPITAL PENSACOLA TH AVE PENSACOLA	$1,632	$369	$362	—	—	$2,080	—	$358	$369
PAM HEALTH SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE	$1,693	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PAM HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF JUPITER INNOVATION WAY JUPITER	$1,730	$250	$865	—	$1,384	—	$865	—	—
PAM HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF VENICE NOKOMIS	$1,730	$250	$326	—	$1,384	—	$343	—	$336
PAM HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF TAVARES MAYO DRIVE TAVARES	$1,730	$250	$331	—	$1,384	—	$348	—	$341
CAPE CORAL HOSPITAL CAPE CORAL	$1,810	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER FORT MYERS	$1,810	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GOLISANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORT MYERS	$1,810	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
LEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FORT MYERS	$1,810	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
LEE HEALTH COCONUT POINT ESTERO	$1,810	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LAKELAND	$1,986	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MAYO CLINIC FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE	$2,163	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DESOTO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ARCADIA	$2,576	$100	$100	—	—	$530	$85.00	$100	$100
NCH BAKER DOWNTOWN NAPLES	$2,632	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CORNELL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PAVILION SARASOTA	$2,788	$114	$111	$89.62	—	$161	$107	$114	—
SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-VENICE CAMPUS NORTH VENICE	$2,788	$390	$375	$275	—	$1,079	$364	$383	—
ADVENTHEALTH PALM COAST PARKWAY PALM COAST	$2,865	$272	$272	$285	$6,231	$815	$377	$392	$377
KERALTY HOSPITAL MIAMI MIAMI	$3,150	$216	$368	—	—	—	—	—	$429
MOFFITT CANCER CENTER TAMPA	$3,408	$21.74	$25.00	$19.60	$80.00	$60.00	$25.20	—	$25.20
ORLANDO HEALTH MELBOURNE HOSPITAL MELBOURNE	$3,692	$375	$846	—	—	—	$358	$419	—
ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL SAINT PETERSBURG	$3,692	$375	$846	—	—	—	$358	$692	—
ORLANDO HEALTH EMERGENCY ROOM - LUTZ LUTZ	$3,692	$375	$846	—	—	—	$358	$656	—
ORLANDO HEALTH LAKE MARY HOSPITAL LAKE MARY	$3,692	$364	$846	—	—	—	$358	$656	—
ORLANDO HEALTH HEALTH CENTRAL HOSPITAL OCOEE	$3,692	$375	$846	—	—	$390	$358	$656	—
ORLANDO HEALTH SOUTH LAKE HOSPITAL CLERMONT	$3,692	$375	$846	—	—	—	$358	$656	—
ORLANDO HEALTH SEBASTIAN RIVER HOSPITAL SEBASTIAN	$3,692	$375	$846	—	—	—	$358	$656	—
ORLANDO HEALTH ST. CLOUD HOSPITAL SAINT CLOUD	$3,692	$375	$846	—	—	—	$358	$656	—
STARKEY RANCH ER & HOSPITAL HEART PINE AVE ODESSA	$4,074	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MEASE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL DUNEDIN	$4,185	$272	$260	$267	—	$412	$358	$267	$265
MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL SAFETY HARBOR	$4,185	$272	$260	$267	—	$358	$358	$267	$265
BAYCARE HOSPITAL WESLEY CHAPEL WESLEY CHAPEL	$4,185	$272	$260	$267	—	$412	$358	$267	$265
BARTOW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BARTOW	$4,185	$272	$260	$267	—	$412	$358	$267	$265
ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL NORTH LUTZ	$4,185	$272	$260	$267	—	$412	$358	$267	$265
MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL- RECOVERY CENTER LUTZ	$4,185	$272	$260	$267	—	$412	$358	$267	$265
WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL WINTER HAVEN	$4,185	$272	$260	$267	—	$412	$358	$267	$265
BAYCARE ALLIANT HOSPITAL DUNEDIN	$4,185	$272	$260	$267	—	—	—	$267	$265
SOUTH FLORIDA BAPTIST HOSPITAL PLANT CITY	$4,185	$272	$260	$267	—	$412	$358	$267	$265
BAYCARE ST ANTHONYS HOSPITAL SAINT PETERSBURG	$4,185	$272	$260	$267	—	$412	$358	$267	$265
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL CLEARWATER	$4,185	$272	$260	$267	—	$412	$358	$267	$265
WELLINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WELLINGTON	$4,250	$290	$859	—	$3,570	$1,054	—	—	$366
BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOCA RATON	$4,346	$365	$727	—	—	$1,236	$358	—	$372
BROWARD HEALTH NORTH DEERFIELD BEACH	$4,481	$305	$373	—	—	$1,305	—	$2,240	$373
BROWARD HEALTH CORAL SPRINGS CORAL SPRINGS	$4,615	$314	$373	—	—	$1,305	—	$2,308	$373
BROWARD HEALTH IMPERIAL POINT FORT LAUDERDALE	$4,671	$318	$373	—	—	$1,305	—	$2,336	$373
BAPTIST HEALTH HOSPITAL DORAL DORAL	$4,846	$268	$260	—	$6,710	$415	$377	$260	$397
DOCTORS HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES	$4,846	$268	$260	—	$6,710	$415	$377	$260	$397
FISHERMEN'S COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MARATHON	$4,846	$268	$248	—	$6,710	$1,785	$1,245	$260	$1,707
WEST KENDALL BAPTIST HOSPITAL MIAMI	$4,846	$268	$260	—	$6,710	$415	$377	$260	$397
BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI MIAMI	$4,846	$276	$268	—	$6,710	$415	$377	$268	$397

What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72158, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $2,800 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.

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That is the median of what the 155 Florida hospitals above publish for Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.

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Medicare reimbursement benchmark

For CPT 72158 in Florida, Medicare reimburses about $324 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Florida range from $400 to $32,182 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 19.7x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.

Frequently asked questions

How much does mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast cost in Florida?: Cash prices for mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast (CPT 72158) in Florida range from $400 to $32,182, with a median of $6,391. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast in Florida?: The cheapest Florida hospital published cash price for this procedure is $400. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
Are these the prices I'll pay?: These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?: Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
Where does this data come from?: Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.

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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Florida facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 72158 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.