MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA 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 $283 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr charges insurers about $267, or about $2,232 in cash — about the fair price. Located in San Diego, CA.
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
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 | $267 - $4,870 | 110% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $267 - $2,451 | 110% |
| Aetnamajor | $487 - $4,058 | 200% |
| Cignamajor | $487 - $2,435 | 200% |
| Humanamajor | $487 - $3,449 | 200% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $2,719 - $4,058 | 1115% |
| Health Net | $360 - $11,403 | 148% |
| HealthPartners | $2,638 | 1082% |
| Molina | $336 | 138% |
| Sentara | $387 | 159% |
| + 66 smaller / regional plans | $164 - $5,478 |
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Other Procedures at Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other CA hospitals
- Saint Agnes Medical Center · Fresno $60
- Mayers Memorial Hospital · Fall River Mills $71
- Adventist Health Vallejo · Vallejo $93
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial · Willits $104
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $133
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $135
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $176
- Banner Lassen Medical Center · Susanville $178
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.