CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, lower back (no contrast)

Facility: Page Hospital

Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$177

about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $168–$348

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$167

About the fair price

about $10 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $177 This hospital $167 Cash price $1,391 Hospital's list price $2,251

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other AZ hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $75 Priciest $255

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AZ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $177 (about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Page Hospital charges insurers about $167, or about $1,391 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Page, AZ.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$2,284 - $2,370	937%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$101 - $3,401	41%
Aetnamajor	$101 - $3,913	41%
Cignamajor	$101 - $3,970	41%
Humanamajor	$65 - $1,462	27%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$101 - $2,284	41%
Banner Health	$101 - $2,284	41%
Devoted Health	$111 - $2,513	46%
Health Net	$101 - $3,381	41%
Oscar Health	$167 - $3,769	69%
UPMC Health Plan	$101 - $2,284	41%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$86 - $4,094

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 1,391), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 72148.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Page Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72148.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Page Hospital

Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other AZ hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.