SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 19 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 24, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital
BRISTOL, PA Hc Mri, Lumbar Spine |
$234.00 | $3,314.97 | 93% | Sep 1, 2026 file |
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| Roxborough Memorial Hospital
EAST NORRITON, PA Hc Mri, Lumbar Spine |
$243.00 | $3,950.55 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 file |
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| Roxborough Memorial Hospital
EAST NORRITON, PA Hc Mri, Lumbar Spine |
$243.00 | $3,950.55 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 file |
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| Virtua_Memorial_Hospital_Inc |
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast |
$860.10 | $8,601.00 | 90% | — file |
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| Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc
VOORHEES, NJ HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast |
$860.10 | $8,601.00 | 90% | — file |
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| Virtua_Willingboro_Hospital_Inc
WILLINBORO, NJ HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast |
$860.10 | $8,601.00 | 90% | — file |
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| Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc
VOORHEES, NJ HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast |
$860.10 | $8,601.00 | 90% | — file |
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| Virtua_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes_Inc
CAMDEN, NJ HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast |
$860.10 | $8,601.00 | 90% | — file |
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| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill
MULLICA HILL, NJ MRI L-SPINE W/O CONT |
$1,249.97 | $1,249.97 | — | Mar 24, 2026 file |
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| Inspira Health Center Woodbury
WOODBURY, NJ MRI L-SPINE W/O CONT |
$1,249.97 | $1,249.97 | — | Mar 24, 2026 file |
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| Inspira Medical Center Elmer
ELMER, NJ MRI L-SPINE W/O CONT |
$1,249.97 | $1,249.97 | — | Mar 24, 2026 file |
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| Inspira Medical Center Mannington
SALEM, NJ MRI L-SPINE W/O CONT |
$1,249.97 | $1,249.97 | — | Mar 24, 2026 file |
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| NEMOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
WILMINGTON, DE MRI Lumbar W/O Cont |
$1,482.00 | $1,482.00 | — | — file |
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| NEMOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
WILMINGTON, DE MRI Lumbar W/O Cont |
$1,482.00 | $1,482.00 | — | — file |
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| St. Francis Hospital Inc
WILMINGTON, DE HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast |
$1,612.65 | $2,481.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
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| Paoli Hospital
PAOLI, PA Hc Mri Lumbar Spine W/O Contrst |
$1,790.00 | $4,475.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| The Bryn Mawr Hospital
BRYN MAWR, PA Hc Mri Lumbar Spine W/O Contrst |
$1,790.00 | $4,475.00 | 60% | — file |
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| Riddle Memorial Hospital
MEDIA, PA Hc Mri Lumbar Spine W/O Contrst |
$1,790.00 | $4,475.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital
MALVERN, PA Hc Mri Lumbar Spine W/O Contrst |
$1,790.00 | $4,475.00 | 60% | — file |
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| Lankenau Medical Center
WYNNEWOOD, PA Hc Mri Lumbar Spine W/O Contrst |
$1,790.00 | $4,475.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| St Mary Medical Center
LANGHORNE, PA HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast |
$2,143.05 | $3,297.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
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| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
DARBY, PA HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast |
$2,369.25 | $3,645.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
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| Nazareth Hospital
PHILADELPHIA, PA HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast |
$2,876.25 | $4,425.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
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| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE |
$6,065.00 | $6,065.00 | — | — file |
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| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The
PHILADELPHIA, PA MRI L-Spine W/O Contrast |
$8,657.97 | $8,657.97 | — | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $234.00, median $1,482.00, highest $8,657.97 — a 37.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $1,790.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.