SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye in Hobbs, NM

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile date
Covenant Hospital Hobbs HOBBS, NM
HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE LIMITED
$1,283.94 $3,057.00 58% Apr 1, 2026
file
Covenant Hospital Hobbs HOBBS, NM
HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE
$2,567.04 $6,112.00 58% Apr 1, 2026
file

Outpatient: lowest $1,283.94, median $1,925.49, highest $2,567.04 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,925.49. 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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