MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Redlands Community Hospital
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 72148
- Insurance Median: $399
- Cash Discount Price: $2,268
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.64x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $243.77 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Health Net-All Other Plans | $203 | 83% |
| Blue Shield Ppo/Epo/Hmo - All Other Plans | $221 | 91% |
| Kaiser Medi-Cal | $261 | 107% |
| Pinnacle Op Only-All Plans | $300 | 123% |
| Rymg Op Only-All Plans | $300 | 123% |
| Epic Health Plan Senior | $307 | 126% |
| Health Net Healthy Families | $307 | 126% |
| Health Net Healthy Kids | $307 | 126% |
| Iehp Health Access Senior | $307 | 126% |
| Iehp Mcr Adv | $307 | 126% |
| Kaiser Senior | $307 | 126% |
| Tricare | $307 | 126% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $307 - $1,497 | 126% |
| Medicare (plans) | $310 | 127% |
| Alinment Health Plan Mcr Adv-All Plans | $313 | 128% |
| Beaver-All Other Plans | $318 | 130% |
| Health Net Mcr Adv | $331 | 136% |
| Universal Care-All Plans | $331 | 136% |
| Llumc Sr | $341 | 140% |
| Caremore Mcr Adv-All Plans | $368 | 151% |
| Central Health Plan Sr-All Plans | $368 | 151% |
| Dsh - All Plans | $399 | 164% |
| Epic Health Plan-All Other Plans | $399 | 164% |
| Patton Dsh Mcr Adv-All Plans | $399 | 164% |
| Holman-All Plans | $403 | 165% |
| Llumc-All Other Plans | $430 | 176% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $499 | 205% |
| Pacificare Bmg/Rymg Groups Only | $733 | 301% |
| Blue Shield Mcare | $872 | 358% |
| Heritage/Regal Med Grp Sr | $893 | 366% |
| Heritage/Regal Med Grp-All Other Plans | $893 | 366% |
| Aetna | $1,211 | 497% |
| Cigna | $1,356 | 556% |
| Kaiser Comm-All Other Plans | $1,765 | 724% |
| Pacificare (Rmg) - All Other Plans | $2,835 | 1163% |
| Mhn-All Plans | $4,725 | 1938% |
| Coventry-All Plans | $6,615 | 2714% |
| Multiplan Kaiser | $6,804 | 2791% |
| Choicecare-All Plans | $7,560 | 3101% |
| Interplan - All Plans | $7,560 | 3101% |
| Aps-All Plans | $8,032 | 3295% |
| Beech Street-All Plans | $8,505 | 3489% |
| Medi-Cal | $9,450 | 3877% |
| Iehp Healthy Family And Kids | $10,395 | 4264% |
| Iehp - All Other Plans | $11,056 | 4535% |
| Molina Medi-Cal | $16,027 | 6575% |