Cash / self-pay
$7,495
Commercial
$673
median of 5 plans
Medicare
—
Medicaid
—
hospital file · March 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
How much does mri of lower back (no contrast) cost near Reston, VA?
Hospitals within 10 miles of Reston, VA, nearest first (distances approximate). Prices come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 1, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 24, 2026. CPT 72148. See every Washington, DC hospital for this procedure →
Median commercial rates on file run from $673 (Reston Hospital Center, under 1 mi) to $1,972 (Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, ≈6 mi) — 2.9× apart within a short drive of Reston, VA. That spread is why this page exists.
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· ≈7 mi
Cash / self-pay
$7,497
Commercial
$680
median of 5 plans
Medicare
—
Medicaid
—
hospital file · March 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
· ≈6 mi
Cash / self-pay
$835
Commercial
$1,972
median of 10 plans
Medicare
$249
median of 6 plans
Medicaid
$359
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest Reston Hospital Center · under 1 mi | $7,495 | $673median of 5 plans | — | — | hospital fileMarch 1, 2026 |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital · ≈6 mi | $835 | $1,972median of 10 plans | $249median of 6 plans | $359median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| StoneSprings Hospital Center · ≈7 mi | $7,497 | $680median of 5 plans | — | — | hospital fileMarch 1, 2026 |
Table is ordered nearest-first from central Reston, VA. Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
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 without insurance near Reston, VA?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for MRI of lower back (no contrast) near Reston, VA range from $835 at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital to $7,497 at StoneSprings Hospital Center (3 hospitals within 10 miles listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital near Reston, VA lists the lowest price for mri of lower back (no contrast)?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Reston Hospital Center (under 1 mi from Reston, VA) lists the lowest ($673, median of 5 plan rates) and Inova Fair Oaks Hospital the highest ($1,972, median of 10 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. Distances are approximate (measured between ZIP-code centroids). These are price disclosures, not quotes.