Having back pain..( car wreck ) how much for an MRI ? average price?!


Question: Of course, you need a doctor's order to get any imaging, including a MRI. But, even if your doctor gives you an order written on General Hospital's form, you can get your MRI done at Mercy Hospital. Where I work, in Northern California, a lumbar spine MRI is between $1500-2000 depending on how many sequences are needed to adequately image YOUR back.

My best advice would be to look in your local yellow pages, and make calls for estimated costs at facilities in your area. Prices will vary depending on which state you are in....in fact, the prices can vary quite a bit between facilities in the same area. I work in a free standing imaging center, and we charge about half what the hospital (located in the same town!) charges. Look in the yellow pages under "x-ray" or "physicians - radiologist" and start calling facilities. If you call the imaging department of a hospital, make sure you get both the technical fee (for the cost of the procedure) and the professional fee (for the radiologist's reading). Most free standing imaging centers combine those costs into one fee. Other things to think about.....find out if the facility offers a cash discount for uninsured patients. Where I work, we offer 40% off the cost of CTs and MRIs for uninsured patients, if they pay the total on the day of service. Also, find out if they can make a payment plan for you, if you cannot come up with all of the money at the time of your procedure. We ask for 25% down at time of service, and then we do a payment plan, mapping out monthly payments for the balance. Sometimes the monthly payment is fairly low.....$50 even. A little bit of research can save you some money!


Answers: Of course, you need a doctor's order to get any imaging, including a MRI. But, even if your doctor gives you an order written on General Hospital's form, you can get your MRI done at Mercy Hospital. Where I work, in Northern California, a lumbar spine MRI is between $1500-2000 depending on how many sequences are needed to adequately image YOUR back.

My best advice would be to look in your local yellow pages, and make calls for estimated costs at facilities in your area. Prices will vary depending on which state you are in....in fact, the prices can vary quite a bit between facilities in the same area. I work in a free standing imaging center, and we charge about half what the hospital (located in the same town!) charges. Look in the yellow pages under "x-ray" or "physicians - radiologist" and start calling facilities. If you call the imaging department of a hospital, make sure you get both the technical fee (for the cost of the procedure) and the professional fee (for the radiologist's reading). Most free standing imaging centers combine those costs into one fee. Other things to think about.....find out if the facility offers a cash discount for uninsured patients. Where I work, we offer 40% off the cost of CTs and MRIs for uninsured patients, if they pay the total on the day of service. Also, find out if they can make a payment plan for you, if you cannot come up with all of the money at the time of your procedure. We ask for 25% down at time of service, and then we do a payment plan, mapping out monthly payments for the balance. Sometimes the monthly payment is fairly low.....$50 even. A little bit of research can save you some money!

If the accident was the other guy's fault, they should have to pay for it. That's how my insurance is.

$5000. if you do not have insurance go to the emergency hospital.

good luck i had to pay almost 1,500 for mine but if it was not your fault pay the bill and turn it into your insurance agent they will reimburse you for this

Do you have car insurance? When you have insurance
they pay for everything. You can also sue the other driver..
If you have medical insurance they will also pay for every-
thing. Maybe just a small co-pay.MRIs are very expensive.
I just had two last week. I think it costs me about $40.00.
I have blue cross/shield.GOOD LUCK.

Car Insurance should pay for the MRI.

Depends on where you are located. Most MRI that are done at hospitals range from $3000 to $6000. There is a place in my city that only charges $600 for ALL MRI's.





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