SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BON SECOURS ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER LLC
MIDLOTHIAN, VA HC MRI-Spine Lumbar WO Contrast |
$1,954.80 | $3,258.00 | 40% | — file |
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| BON SECOURS RICHMOND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LLC
RICHMOND, VA HC MRI-Spine Lumbar WO Contrast |
$1,954.80 | $3,258.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| BON SECOURS ST MARYS HOSPITAL OF RICHMOND LLC
RICHMOND, VA HC MRI-Spine Lumbar WO Contrast |
$1,954.80 | $3,258.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| BON SECOURS MEMORIAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LLC
MECHANICSVILLE, VA HC MRI-Spine Lumbar WO Contrast |
$1,954.80 | $3,258.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| BON SECOURS MERCY HEALTH PETERSBURG LLC
PETERSBURG, VA HC MRI-Spine Lumbar WO Contrast |
$5,799.60 | $19,332.00 | 70% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,954.80, median $1,954.80, highest $5,799.60 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,483.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.