SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

Cash prices at 5 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 Mar 2, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile date
Viera Hospital MELBOURNE, FL
HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST
$741.75 $2,967.00 75% Mar 2, 2026
file
Holmes Regional Medical Center MELBOURNE, FL
HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST
$741.75 $2,967.00 75% Mar 2, 2026
file
Palm Bay Hospital PALM BAY, FL
HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST
$741.75 $2,967.00 75% Mar 2, 2026
file
Cape Canaveral Hospital COCOA BEACH, FL
HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST
$741.75 $2,967.00 75% Mar 2, 2026
file
Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital MELBOURNE, FL
Hb Mri, Lumbar Spine - Mri Lumbar Spine Wo Contrast
$1,360.00 $3,400.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
file

Outpatient: lowest $741.75, median $741.75, highest $1,360.00 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $741.75. 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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