SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 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 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital
ST. LOUIS PARK, MN MRI lumbar spine |
$223.34 | $859.00 | 74% | — file |
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| Childrens Health Care
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 72148 PF MRI Spine Lumbar w/o Cont |
$401.00 | $401.00 | — | May 7, 2026 file |
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| Allina Health Systems
MINNEAPOLIS, MN HCHG RAD MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO LIMITED |
$410.50 | $855.20 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 file |
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| Allina Health Systems
COON RAPIDS, MN HCHG RAD MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO LIMITED |
$410.50 | $855.20 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 file |
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| Allina Health Systems
COON RAPIDS, MN HCHG RAD MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO |
$547.30 | $1,140.20 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 file |
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| Allina Health Systems
MINNEAPOLIS, MN HCHG RAD MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO |
$547.30 | $1,140.20 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 file |
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| North Memorial Health Care
ROBBINSDALE, MN Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), spinal canal, lumbar |
$741.49 | $1,407.00 | 47% | — file |
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| Maple Grove Hospital Corporation
MAPLE GROVE, MN Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), spinal canal, lumbar |
$741.49 | $1,407.00 | 47% | — file |
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| Regions Hospital
ST. PAUL, MN MRI lumbar spine |
$752.70 | $2,895.00 | 74% | — file |
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| HealthEast St John's Hospital
MAPLEWOOD, MN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST |
$759.90 | $1,895.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 file |
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| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital
WOODBURY, MN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST |
$759.90 | $1,895.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 file |
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| Fairview Health Services
PRINCETON, MN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST |
$759.90 | $1,895.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 file |
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| Fairview Health Services
EDINA, MN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST |
$759.90 | $1,895.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 file |
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| Fairview Health Services
WYOMING, MN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST |
$759.90 | $1,895.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 file |
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| Fairview Health Services
MINNEAPOLIS, MN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST |
$759.90 | $1,895.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 file |
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| Fairview Health Services
MINNEAPOLIS, MN Outpatient Services |
$759.90 | $1,895.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 file |
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| Fairview Bethesda Hospital
ST. PAUL, MN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST |
$759.90 | $1,895.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 file |
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| Fairview Health Services
BURNSVILLE, MN HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST |
$805.38 | $1,895.00 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 file |
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| Hudson Hospital
HUDSON, WI MRI lumbar spine |
$1,207.14 | $2,676.00 | 55% | — file |
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| Lakeview Hospital
STILLWATER, MN MRI lumbar spine |
$1,219.15 | $3,295.00 | 63% | — file |
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| Allina Health Systems
BUFFALO, MN HCHG RAD MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO LIMITED |
$1,240.46 | $2,215.10 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 file |
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| Allina Health Systems
RIVER FALLS, WI HCHG RAD MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO LIMITED |
$1,240.46 | $2,215.10 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 file |
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| Allina Health Systems
CAMBRIDGE, MN HCHG RAD MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO LIMITED |
$1,240.46 | $2,215.10 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 file |
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| Allina Health Systems
CAMBRIDGE, MN HCHG RAD MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO |
$1,386.00 | $2,475.00 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 file |
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| Allina Health Systems
RIVER FALLS, WI HCHG RAD MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO |
$1,386.00 | $2,475.00 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 file |
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| Allina Health Systems
BUFFALO, MN HCHG RAD MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO |
$1,386.00 | $2,475.00 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 file |
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| Westfields Hospital
NEW RICHMOND, WI MRI lumbar spine |
$1,684.78 | $3,203.00 | 47% | — file |
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| Childrens Health Care
MINNEAPOLIS, MN MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONT |
$3,241.00 | $3,241.00 | — | May 7, 2026 file |
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| Childrens Health Care
MINNEAPOLIS, MN MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONT- RAD |
$3,241.00 | $3,241.00 | — | May 7, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $223.34, median $759.90, highest $3,241.00 — a 14.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $759.90. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72148 ($1,583.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Fairview Health Services
EDINA, MN AS MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST |
$30.41 | file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital
MAPLEWOOD, MN AS MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST |
$64.83 | file |
| Fairview Health Services
MINNEAPOLIS, MN AS MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST |
$99.07 | file |