SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye in Williston, ND

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile date
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER WILLISTON, ND
LUMBAR SPINE COMP WO CONT PF
$171.68 $296.00 42% Feb 28, 2026
file
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER WILLISTON, ND
LUMBAR SPINE COMP WO CONT
$1,643.72 $2,834.00 42% Feb 28, 2026
file

Outpatient: lowest $171.68, median $907.70, highest $1,643.72 — a 9.6× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $907.70. 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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