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MRI of lower back (no contrast) at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

9901 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date December 31, 2025 — source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 19, 2026. CPT 72148.

$460
Cash price
$469
Median commercial
$469
Gross charge (list)

Median commercial rate here: $469 — 61% below the Washington, DC metro median of $1,193. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
All PayersAll Plans $469 negotiated rate
What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible, and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →

Common questions

How much does mri of lower back (no contrast) cost at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center without insurance?

Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center's price file lists a discounted cash (self-pay) facility rate of $460 for MRI of lower back (no contrast), against a gross charge of $469. Facility rate only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services bill separately.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date December 31, 2025. These are price disclosures, not quotes.

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