SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Jan 1, 2026 and Jan 28, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
GRAND RAPIDS, MN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST |
$805.38 | $1,895.00 | 57% | Jan 28, 2026 file |
|
| Essentia Health Deer River
NE DEER RIVER, MN MRI L SPINE WO CONTRAST |
$2,092.85 | $2,832.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $805.38, median $1,449.12, highest $2,092.85 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,449.12. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.