MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: French Hospital Medical Center
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.
A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $574 (about 2.4× the $244 Medicare rate). French Hospital Medical Center charges insurers about $549, or about $424 in cash — about the fair price. Located in San Luis Obispo, 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 | $307 - $518 | 126% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $267 - $2,474 | 110% |
| Aetnamajor | $307 - $1,082 | 126% |
| Cignamajor | $2,111 | 866% |
| Humanamajor | $307 | 126% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $307 - $3,063 | 126% |
| Health Net | $307 - $606 | 126% |
| Molina | $267 | 110% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $267 - $541 |
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Other Procedures at French Hospital Medical Center
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.