SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

Cash prices at 20 facilities across 15 cities for code 72148, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 6, 2026 and Sep 2, 2026.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile date
Henry Ford Health ROCHESTER, MI
MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST
$233.59 $497.00 53%
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Henry Ford Health System DETROIT, MI
HB MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST
$328.08 $2,834.00 88% Jun 28, 2026
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Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Corporation CLINTON TWP, MI
HB MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST
$328.08 $2,834.00 88% Jun 28, 2026
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Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital WYANDOTTE, MI
HB MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST
$328.08 $2,834.00 88% Jun 28, 2026
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Henry Ford Health System WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI
HB MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST
$328.08 $2,834.00 88% Jun 28, 2026
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Henry Ford Health EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP, MI
MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST
$586.88 $1,048.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP, MI
MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST
$586.88 $1,048.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health DETROIT, MI
MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST
$983.92 $1,757.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health DETROIT, MI
MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST
$983.92 $1,757.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health NOVI, MI
L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST-MRI
$1,347.36 $2,406.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health SOUTHFIELD, MI
L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST-MRI
$1,347.36 $2,406.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health SOUTHFIELD, MI
L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST-MRI
$1,347.36 $2,406.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health NOVI, MI
L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST-MRI
$1,347.36 $2,406.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health WARREN, MI
MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST
$1,480.08 $2,643.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health WARREN, MI
MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST
$1,480.08 $2,643.00 44%
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William Beaumont Hospital TROY, MI
Hc Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast
$3,780.00 $3,780.00
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Oakwood Healthcare Inc TRENTON, MI
Hc Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast
$3,780.00 $3,780.00
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Oakwood Healthcare Inc TAYLOR, MI
Hc Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast
$3,780.00 $3,780.00
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William Beaumont Hospital GROSSE POINTE, MI
Hc Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast
$3,780.00 $3,780.00
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Oakwood Healthcare Inc WAYNE, MI
Hc Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast
$3,780.00 $3,780.00
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VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Inc DETROIT, MI
MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O CM
$3,935.25 $5,247.00 25% Apr 7, 2026
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VHS HARPER-HUTZEL HOSPITAL INC DETROIT, MI
MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O CM
$4,285.50 $5,714.00 25% Sep 2, 2026
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VHS HARPER-HUTZEL HOSPITAL INC DETROIT, MI
MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O CM
$4,285.50 $5,714.00 25% Aug 20, 2026
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VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Inc COMMERCE CHARTER TWP, MI
MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O CM
$4,890.75 $6,521.00 25% May 20, 2026
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VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Inc COMMERCE CHARTER TWP, MI
MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONT
$4,890.75 $6,521.00 25% May 20, 2026
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VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Inc DETROIT, MI
MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O CM
$5,015.25 $6,687.00 25% Apr 6, 2026
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VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Inc DETROIT, MI
MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONT
$6,334.50 $8,446.00 25% Apr 8, 2026
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VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Inc DETROIT, MI
MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O CM
$7,777.50 $10,370.00 25% Apr 8, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $233.59, median $1,480.08, highest $7,777.50 — a 33.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $3,780.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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