MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) Cost in Maryland (2026)

Prices at 22 hospitals in Maryland, from their machine-readable files.

Cash / self-pay (median)

$712

Chargemaster (median)

$731

Insurer-negotiated (median)

$741

Medicare pays

$270

Typical cash range: $384 – $1,265.

Lowest cash prices

Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer
Medstar Saint Mary's Hospital	Leonardtown, MD	$365	$373
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center	Cumberland, MD	$383	$638
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center	Silver Spring, MD	$384	$392
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc	Annapolis, MD	$389	—
Calverthealth Medical Center	Prince Frederick, MD	$510	—
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center	Rosedale, MD	$617	$630
Frederick Health Hospital	Frederick, MD	$620	—
Mercy Medical Center Inc	Baltimore, MD	$625	—
Va Maryland Healthcare System – Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	$625	—
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center	Clinton, MD	$682	$695
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center	Rockville, MD	$712	$726
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc	Salisbury, MD	$726	$741
Meritus Medical Center	Hagerstown, MD	$803	—
Medstar Harbor Hospital	Baltimore, MD	$807	$823
Atlantic General Hospital	Berlin, MD	$840	$840
Greater Baltimore Medical Center	Baltimore, MD	$1,012	$1,033
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital	Baltimore, MD	$1,033	$1,055
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital	Baltimore, MD	$1,061	$1,082
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, Inc	Lanham, MD	$1,265	—
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center	Olney, MD	$2,221	$2,267
Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr	Fort Washington, MD	$2,554	$2,145

Source: hospitals’ machine-readable price files (45 CFR §180). Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

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