SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
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.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health
ROCHESTER, MI MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST |
$233.59 | $497.00 | 53% | — file |
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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 file |
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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 file |
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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 file |
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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 file |
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| Henry Ford Health
EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP, MI MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST |
$586.88 | $1,048.00 | 44% | — file |
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| Henry Ford Health
EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP, MI MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST |
$586.88 | $1,048.00 | 44% | — file |
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| Henry Ford Health
DETROIT, MI MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST |
$983.92 | $1,757.00 | 44% | — file |
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| Henry Ford Health
DETROIT, MI MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST |
$983.92 | $1,757.00 | 44% | — file |
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| Henry Ford Health
NOVI, MI L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST-MRI |
$1,347.36 | $2,406.00 | 44% | — file |
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| Henry Ford Health
SOUTHFIELD, MI L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST-MRI |
$1,347.36 | $2,406.00 | 44% | — file |
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| Henry Ford Health
SOUTHFIELD, MI L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST-MRI |
$1,347.36 | $2,406.00 | 44% | — file |
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| Henry Ford Health
NOVI, MI L-SPINE W/O CONTRAST-MRI |
$1,347.36 | $2,406.00 | 44% | — file |
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| Henry Ford Health
WARREN, MI MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST |
$1,480.08 | $2,643.00 | 44% | — file |
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| Henry Ford Health
WARREN, MI MRI SPINE LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST |
$1,480.08 | $2,643.00 | 44% | — file |
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| William Beaumont Hospital
TROY, MI Hc Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast |
$3,780.00 | $3,780.00 | — | — file |
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| Oakwood Healthcare Inc
TRENTON, MI Hc Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast |
$3,780.00 | $3,780.00 | — | — file |
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| Oakwood Healthcare Inc
TAYLOR, MI Hc Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast |
$3,780.00 | $3,780.00 | — | — file |
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| William Beaumont Hospital
GROSSE POINTE, MI Hc Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast |
$3,780.00 | $3,780.00 | — | — file |
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| Oakwood Healthcare Inc
WAYNE, MI Hc Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast |
$3,780.00 | $3,780.00 | — | — file |
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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 file |
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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 file |
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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 file |
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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 file |
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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 file |
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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 file |
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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 file |
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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 file |
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.