SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
LANCASTER, PA 72148 MRI L SPINE W/WO CONTRAST Tech |
$350.49 | $1,209.00 | 71% | — file |
|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
LANCASTER, PA 72148 MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE Tech |
$350.49 | $1,209.00 | 71% | — file |
|
| Ephrata Community Hospital
EPHRATA, PA MRI Scan of Lower Spinal Canal Without Contrast |
$454.00 | $2,225.00 | 80% | — file |
|
| UPMC Lititz
LITITZ, PA HC MRI Lumbar W/O Contrast |
$1,656.00 | $2,760.00 | 40% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $350.49, median $402.25, highest $1,656.00 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $402.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.