MRI near Laidley, QLD

Laidley does not have an MRI scanner. The nearest one is at Exact Radiology Ipswich South in Ipswich, about 36 km away, roughly 45 minutes by road. After that, the options are Ipswich Hospital Medical Imaging (West Moreton Health) in Ipswich (36 km) and Lumus Imaging Ipswich in Ipswich (36 km).

There are 113 MRI practices within 200 km of Laidley altogether — the five listed are simply the nearest.

The eligible ones are Exact Radiology Ipswich South, Ipswich Hospital Medical Imaging (West Moreton Health) and Lumus Imaging Ipswich — they appear on the Government's Medicare-eligible MRI list (last updated 17 February 2026). I-MED Radiology Ipswich Multiplex runs an accredited MRI unit that is not on the list, so ask what an MRI there would cost you.

Within 10 km of Laidley, accredited imaging covers x-ray, ultrasound and CT. If your referral is for one of those, see everything Laidley has for the nearby options and their exact addresses.

To put 36 km in context: of the 1062 QLD towns we hold, 178 are further than Laidley from a MRI service. It is a real trip, and worth planning as one.

Queensland has 140 MRI practices in total, 71 of them outside the capital. The machines cluster where the population is, which is why the nearest one to Laidley is where it is.

The register has these accreditations running to: Exact Radiology Ipswich South to 31 July 2027, Ipswich Hospital Medical Imaging (West Moreton Health) to 31 July 2027 and Lumus Imaging Ipswich to 31 May 2027. We drop a modality the day its accreditation lapses, so if it is listed above it is current.

Of the five practices listed, all publish a phone number, all have a website and three list opening hours. A phone call before you travel is worth it: a practice can be accredited for a scan and still not run it daily.