Cash / self-pay
$417
Commercial
$409
median of 76 plans
Medicare
$377
median of 6 plans
Medicaid
$385
median of 7 plans
hospital file · March 31, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
How much does mri of lower back (no contrast) cost near Rockville, MD?
Hospitals within 8 miles of Rockville, MD, 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 $409 (Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, ≈8 mi) to $1,465 (MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, ≈7 mi) — 3.6× apart within a short drive of Rockville, MD. That spread is why this page exists.
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Rockville, MD · under 1 mi
Cash / self-pay
$460
Commercial
$469
median of 1 plan
Medicare
—
Medicaid
—
hospital file · December 31, 2025
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Olney, MD · ≈7 mi
Cash / self-pay
$1,435
Commercial
$1,465
median of 11 plans
Medicare
$1,465
median of 2 plans
Medicaid
$1,465
median of 4 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Bethesda, MD · ≈7 mi
Cash / self-pay
$3,702
Commercial
—
Medicare
—
Medicaid
—
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville, MD · under 1 mi | $460 | $469median of 1 plan | — | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| MedStar Montgomery Medical CenterOlney, MD · ≈7 mi | $1,435 | $1,465median of 11 plans | $1,465median of 2 plans | $1,465median of 4 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD · ≈7 mi | $3,702 | — | — | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Lowest Holy Cross Germantown HospitalGermantown, MD · ≈8 mi | $417 | $409median of 76 plans | $377median of 6 plans | $385median of 7 plans | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
Table is ordered nearest-first from central Rockville, MD. 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 Rockville, MD?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for MRI of lower back (no contrast) near Rockville, MD range from $417 at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital to $3,702 at Suburban Hospital (4 hospitals within 8 miles listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital near Rockville, MD lists the lowest price for mri of lower back (no contrast)?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital (≈8 mi from Rockville, MD) lists the lowest ($409, median of 76 plan rates) and MedStar Montgomery Medical Center the highest ($1,465, median of 11 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.