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Lumbar spine MRI without contrast at Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center.

📍 Houston, TX 3/5 CMS rating CPT 72148
Cash-pay price
$1,515
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center is significantly cheaper than median (-38%) for lumbar spine mri without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $4,735

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$372
Medicare$240 – $276

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 583 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 69% 69.6% -1pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 69% 68.6% 0pp
Nurses always communicated well 71% 75.6% -5pp
Doctors always communicated well 76% 76.6% -1pp
Given clear info about recovery 86% 84.4% +2pp
Room and bathroom always clean 73% 68.6% +4pp
Staff always explained meds 54% 57.6% -4pp
Quiet at night, always 62% 52.2% +10pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 72148, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan — see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of lumbar spine mri without contrast prices, see the Lumbar spine MRI without contrast overview.