SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital
ZEELAND, MI Hc Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast |
$1,426.00 | $1,426.00 | — | — file |
|
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital
GREENVILLE, MI Hc Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast |
$1,426.00 | $1,426.00 | — | — file |
|
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital
GRAND RAPIDS, MI Hc Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast |
$1,526.00 | $1,526.00 | — | — file |
|
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital
GRAND RAPIDS, MI Hc Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast |
$1,526.00 | $1,526.00 | — | — file |
|
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital
EAST GRAND RAPIDS, MI Hc Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast |
$1,526.00 | $1,526.00 | — | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,426.00, median $1,526.00, highest $1,526.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,526.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.