How much does an MRI cost
That is going to depend on many things, including what part of your body you need to have imaged. Is this a brain MRI? A lumbar spine MRI? If you have an order from your doctor, you can take that order to ANY imaging facility (even if the top of the order says “General Hospital”, you can go to “Fred’s Imaging Center”)….much like when you get a prescription for drugs and you can take that prescription to any pharmacy. Anyhow, where I am, in Northern CA, a brain MRI with no contrast runs about $1500. With and without contrast, it is about $2400. A lumbar spine, on a patient with no previous back surgery, runs about $1400. My best advice would be to look in your local yellow pages, and make calls for estimated costs at facilities in your area. Make sure you have your doctor’s order in front of you when you make these calls, so you can read, word for word, what exactly your doctor is ordering and why he/she is ordering it. Prices will vary depending on which state you are in….in fact,
