MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 72148
- Insurance Median: $381
- Cash Discount Price: $307
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.56x 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.
Out-of-Pocket Cost Estimator
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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 Shield Epn Core | $271 | 111% |
| Blue Shield Comm - All Other Plans | $281 | 115% |
| Aetna | $307 - $671 | 126% |
| Alignment Health Plan-All Plans | $307 | 126% |
| Altamed Mcare-All Other Plans | $307 | 126% |
| Blue Shield Mcare Adv | $307 | 126% |
| Brand New Day Mcare-All Other Plans | $307 | 126% |
| Brandman Health Plan-All Plans | $307 | 126% |
| Caremore-All Plans | $307 | 126% |
| Clever Care Hp-All Plans | $307 | 126% |
| Easy Choice Mcare Adv-All Plans | $307 | 126% |
| Healthnet Med Adv | $307 | 126% |
| Kaiser Mcare Adv | $307 | 126% |
| Scan Health-All Plans | $307 | 126% |
| Oscar-All Plans | $322 | 132% |
| Blue Shield Epn Ifp | $381 | 156% |
| Altamed Mcal | $390 | 160% |
| Bc Mcal | $390 | 160% |
| Blue Shield Promise Mcal | $390 | 160% |
| Brand New Day Mcal | $390 | 160% |
| Healthnet Mcal | $390 | 160% |
| Kaiser Mcal | $390 | 160% |
| La Care Mcal | $390 | 160% |
| Medi-Cal | $390 | 160% |
| Molina Mcal - All Plans | $390 | 160% |
| Cigna | $449 | 184% |
| Healthcare Partners-All Plans | $473 | 194% |
| Healthnet Comm-All Other Plans | $786 | 322% |
| Healthnet Salud | $1,130 | 464% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $4,646 | 1906% |