SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 72148, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Hospital Center
COLUMBIA, MO MRI LUMBAR SPINE-CF |
$275.40 | $459.00 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| Boone Hospital Center
COLUMBIA, MO MRI LUMBAR SPN W/O CONT |
$1,038.60 | $1,731.00 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| Curators of the University of Missouri
COLUMBIA, MO MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST-XS |
$1,464.00 | $2,440.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 file |
|
| Curators of the University of Missouri
COLUMBIA, MO MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST-MM |
$1,464.00 | $2,440.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 file |
|
| Curators of the University of Missouri
COLUMBIA, MO MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST-JMRI |
$1,464.00 | $2,440.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 file |
|
| Curators of the University of Missouri
COLUMBIA, MO MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST-MOI |
$1,464.00 | $2,440.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 file |
|
| Curators of the University of Missouri
COLUMBIA, MO MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST-DINM |
$1,464.00 | $2,440.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 file |
Outpatient: lowest $275.40, median $1,464.00, highest $1,464.00 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,464.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.