MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: AHMC Seton Medical Center
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 72148
- Insurance Median: $461
- Cash Discount Price: $4,642
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.89x 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $58 - $4,407 | 24% |
| Hill Physicians Medical Group Inc | $161 - $826 | 66% |
| Medi-Cal | $186 | 76% |
| San Mateo County/San Mateo County General Hospital | $229 | 94% |
| Veterans Administration (Va) | $243 | 100% |
| Jade Health Care Mg | $259 - $341 | 106% |
| North East Medical Services | $260 - $341 | 107% |
| San Francisco Health Plan | $260 | 107% |
| Aetna | $341 - $965 | 140% |
| Asian American Medical Group | $341 - $991 | 140% |
| Blue Shield Of California | $341 - $6,783 | 140% |
| Brand New Day | $341 - $433 | 140% |
| Brown And Toland Medical Group | $341 - $1,032 | 140% |
| Care Advantage | $341 | 140% |
| Chinese Community Health Plan | $341 - $2,901 | 140% |
| For Your Benefit | $341 | 140% |
| Healthnet Seniority | $341 | 140% |
| Humana | $341 | 140% |
| Imperial Health Plan | $341 | 140% |
| Medicare (plans) | $341 | 140% |
| Pacificare | $341 | 140% |
| Tricare | $345 | 142% |
| Apcmg | $346 - $520 | 142% |
| Canopy Health | $346 - $624 | 142% |
| Covid-19 Uninsured Program | $346 | 142% |
| Kaiser | $346 - $4,758 | 142% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $346 - $376 | 142% |
| Easy Choice Hospital Services | $353 | 145% |
| Central Health Plan | $368 | 151% |
| Ahmc Health | $433 | 178% |
| Knox-Keene Act | $433 | 178% |
| Athens Administrators | $461 | 189% |
| Corvel Healthcare | $461 | 189% |
| Multiplan/Bce Emergis | $461 - $4,352 | 189% |
| Work Comp Other | $461 | 189% |
| Health Plan Of San Mateo Healthworx | $691 | 283% |
| Health Plan Of San Mateo | $786 | 322% |
| Cmac | $826 | 339% |
| Self Pay | $870 - $1,973 | 357% |
| Workers Compensation Federal | $980 | 402% |
| Interplan Corporation | $3,481 | 1428% |
| Cigna | $4,061 | 1666% |
| Health Net | $4,298 | 1763% |
| Private Healthcare Sytems Inc | $4,352 | 1785% |
| The First Health Network | $4,352 | 1785% |
| Beech Street Corporation | $4,642 | 1904% |
| Healthcare Foundation Of San Mateo | $4,642 | 1904% |
| Choicecare Network | $4,932 | 2023% |
| Multiplan | $4,932 | 2023% |
| Mills Peninsula Health Services | $5,222 | 2142% |
| Indemnity | $5,802 | 2380% |