SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72148, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
STORM LAKE, IA HC MRI SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST |
$1,403.20 | $1,754.00 | 20% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,403.20, median $1,403.20, highest $1,403.20.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,403.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.