MRI Scan of Lower Spinal Canal Before and After Contrast Cost in Georgia
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 88 Georgia hospitals. CPT 72158. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $2,453
📉 Low $197
📈 High $13,388
🏥 88 hospitals
🏛️ 57 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $308
Hospital comparison — Georgia
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 88 hospitals.
Billed more than $2,453 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | Humana | Centene | BCBS | MultiPlan | Medicaid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHBOLD MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL CAMILLA |
$197 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JEFFERSON HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE |
$213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER RIVERDALE |
$348 | $348 | $348 | $348 | $331 | $359 | $348 | $348 | — |
| SHEPHERD CENTER ATLANTA |
$534 | $85.00 | $382 | $44.00 | $118 | — | $77.76 | $75.00 | — |
| LIBERTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HINESVILLE |
$996 | — | $239 | — | $996 | $219 | — | — | $214 |
| CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL HIAWASSEE |
$1,158 | $718 | $509 | $810 | $810 | $1,214 | $810 | — | — |
| MILLER COUNTY HOSPITAL COLQUITT |
$1,220 | $1,089 | — | $1,895 | $1,089 | $1,089 | — | — | — |
| MORGAN MEDICAL CENTER MADISON |
$1,274 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DORMINY MEDICAL CENTER BOX 1447 |
$1,303 | $2,085 | $2,267 | $2,293 | $2,293 | — | — | $2,345 | — |
| ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL - SAVANNAH SAVANNAH |
$1,320 | $306 | $310 | — | $312 | $321 | $427 | — | — |
| CANDLER HOSPITAL SAVANNAH |
$1,320 | $306 | $310 | — | $312 | $321 | $427 | — | — |
| UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL BLAIRSVILLE |
$1,389 | $334 | $327 | $327 | $327 | $438 | $327 | — | — |
| PUTNAM GENERAL HOSPITAL EATONTON |
$1,454 | $1,396 | $1,425 | $620 | $1,396 | — | — | — | $1,469 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH NAVICENT PEACH BYRON |
$1,502 | $118 | $118 | $251 | $118 | $133 | — | $1,953 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH NAVICENT BALDWIN MILLEDGEVILLE |
$1,550 | $103 | $103 | $251 | $103 | $138 | — | $2,015 | — |
| PIEDMONT AUGUSTA HOSPITAL AUGUSTA |
$1,630 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT COLUMBUS REGIONAL NORTHSIDE COLUMBUS |
$1,630 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT COLUMBUS REGIONAL MIDTOWN COLUMBUS |
$1,630 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT MCDUFFIE THOMSON |
$1,630 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NGMC HABERSHAM DEMOREST |
$1,647 | $312 | — | $315 | $321 | — | $306 | — | — |
| NGMC GAINESVILLE GAINESVILLE |
$1,647 | $350 | — | $354 | $360 | — | $343 | — | — |
| NGMC LUMPKIN DAHLONEGA |
$1,647 | $369 | — | $373 | $380 | — | $362 | — | — |
| NGMC BARROW WINDER |
$1,647 | $357 | — | $360 | $367 | — | $350 | — | — |
| NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BRASELTON BRASELTON |
$1,647 | $350 | — | $354 | $360 | — | $343 | — | — |
| BLUE RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER BLUE RIDGE |
$1,678 | — | — | — | — | — | $564 | — | $564 |
| WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JESUP |
$1,764 | $2,587 | $2,964 | $2,364 | $2,822 | — | $2,169 | $3,175 | — |
| TANNER MEDICAL CENTER - CARROLLTON CARROLLTON |
$2,038 | $78.00 | $78.00 | $50.00 | — | — | — | $80.00 | — |
| TANNER MEDICAL CENTER VILLA RICA VILLA RICA |
$2,038 | $78.00 | $78.00 | $50.00 | — | — | — | $80.00 | — |
| PIEDMONT MACON NORTH MACON |
$2,114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT EASTSIDE MEDICAL CENTER SNELLVILLE |
$2,114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT ROCKDALE HOSPITAL CONYERS |
$2,114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT MOUNTAINSIDE HOSPITAL JASPER |
$2,114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS |
$2,114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT ATLANTA HOSPITAL ATLANTA |
$2,114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT FAYETTE HOSPITAL FAYETTEVILLE |
$2,114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT NEWTON HOSPITAL COVINGTON |
$2,114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT HENRY HOSPITAL STOCKBRIDGE |
$2,114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT NEWNAN HOSPITAL NEWNAN |
$2,114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AT MACON BOX 9366 |
$2,114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT WALTON MONROE |
$2,114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GEORGIA FORT OGLETHORPE |
$2,177 | $319 | $1,181 | $335 | $338 | $546 | $329 | $4,413 | — |
| ST MARY'S SACRED HEART HOSPITAL LAVONIA |
$2,196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST MARY'S GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$2,218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WILLOWBROOKE AT TANNER VILLA RICA VILLA RICA |
$2,453 | $78.00 | — | $50.00 | — | — | — | $80.00 | — |
| HIGGINS GENERAL HOSPITAL BREMEN |
$2,453 | $20.00 | $78.00 | $20.00 | — | — | — | $80.00 | — |
| APPLING HEALTHCARE SYSTEM BAXLEY |
$2,498 | $326 | $326 | $326 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARCHBOLD GRADY GENERAL HOSPITAL CAIRO |
$2,567 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARCHBOLD HOSPITAL THOMASVILLE |
$2,567 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CITY OF HOPE ATLANTA CANCER HOSPITAL NEWNAN |
$2,575 | $1,295 | $355 | $355 | — | $355 | $355 | — | — |
| OPTIM MEDICAL CENTER TATTNALL REIDSVILLE |
$2,797 | — | $859 | $700 | — | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| OPTIM MEDICAL CENTER SCREVEN SYLVANIA |
$2,797 | $78.00 | $859 | $82.00 | — | $306 | — | $90.00 | — |
| PIEDMONT CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CARTERSVILLE |
$2,858 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CRISP REGIONAL HOSPITAL CORDELE |
$2,889 | $88.00 | $76.00 | $93.00 | $70.00 | $424 | $87.00 | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH LEVINE CHILDREN'S BEVERLY KNIGHT OLSON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MACON |
$2,898 | $103 | $103 | $251 | $103 | $138 | — | $3,767 | — |
| SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM - BRUNSWICK CAMPUS PARKWOOD DRIVE. BRUNSWICK |
$2,973 | $306 | $300 | $2,646 | $300 | $480 | — | — | — |
| SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM - CAMDEN CAMPUS ST. MARYS |
$2,973 | $288 | $282 | $2,646 | $282 | $451 | — | — | — |
| DODGE COUNTY HOSPITAL EASTMAN |
$3,377 | $304 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $304 | — | $1,364 | — | $1.00 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD POLK MEDICAL CENTER CEDARTOWN |
$3,393 | $1,357 | $900 | $950 | $1,357 | $932 | — | $4,750 | — |
| EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER SWAINSBORO |
$3,458 | $1.00 | $3,918 | $2,499 | $3,467 | $368 | $36.42 | — | — |
| ST MARYS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS |
$3,489 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
Billed more than $2,453 for this?
That is the median of what the 88 Georgia 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 Georgia, Medicare reimburses about $308 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Georgia range from $197 to $13,388 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 8.0x 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 Georgia?
- Cash prices for mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast (CPT 72158) in Georgia range from $197 to $13,388, with a median of $2,453. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast in Georgia?
- The cheapest Georgia hospital published cash price for this procedure is $197. 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 Georgia facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 72158 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.