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 Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
LEBANON, NH MRI LUMBAR SPINE |
$1,559.38 | $5,096.00 | 69% | — file |
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| VALLEY REGIONAL HOSPITAL
CLAREMONT, NH MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE |
$2,019.05 | $3,671.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 file |
|
| VALLEY REGIONAL HOSPITAL
CLAREMONT, NH MR SPINE LUMBAR RED SERVICE W/O |
$2,019.05 | $3,671.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 file |
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| VALLEY REGIONAL HOSPITAL
CLAREMONT, NH MR SPINE LUMBAR W/O |
$2,019.05 | $3,671.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,559.38, median $2,019.05, highest $2,019.05 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,019.05. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.