MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Saint Agnes Medical Center
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $75 (about 0.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Saint Agnes Medical Center charges insurers about $60, or about $177 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Fresno, 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 | $60 - $1,241 | 25% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $60 - $2,706 | 25% |
| Aetnamajor | $60 - $2,544 | 25% |
| Cignamajor | $60 - $2,850 | 25% |
| Humanamajor | $60 - $316 | 25% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $111 - $537 | 46% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $60 | 25% |
| Clover Health | $68 | 28% |
| GEHA | $109 - $1,241 | 45% |
| Health Net | $60 - $3,009 | 25% |
| HealthPartners | $60 | 25% |
| Meridian | $60 - $68 | 25% |
| Molina | $60 | 25% |
| Paramount | $60 | 25% |
| Presbyterian | $60 - $68 | 25% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $60 | 25% |
| WellMed | $68 | 28% |
| WellSense | $60 | 25% |
| + 345 smaller / regional plans | $60 - $2,850 |
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Other Procedures at Saint Agnes Medical Center
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other CA hospitals
- 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
- Clovis Community Medical Center · Clovis $186
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.