CMS Price Transparency Data
MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Grossmont Hospital
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$320
about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $272–$637
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $320 Cash price $3,112 Hospital's list price $4,149
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 | $1,232 - $3,112 | 505% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $581 - $3,112 | 238% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,411 - $3,319 | 579% |
| Cignamajor | $1,992 - $2,863 | 817% |
| Humanamajor | $2,489 - $2,904 | 1021% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $2,074 | 851% |
| Health Net | $581 - $2,904 | 238% |
| Molina | $2,037 - $3,319 | 836% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $622 - $3,319 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Grossmont Hospital
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.