MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Adventist Health Tulare
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 $281 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Tulare charges insurers about $291, or about $619 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tulare, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $70 - $4,517 | 29% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $70 - $2,725 | 29% |
| Aetnamajor | $335 - $2,084 | 137% |
| Cignamajor | $39 - $2,887 | 16% |
| Bright Health | $445 | 183% |
| + 12 smaller / regional plans | $70 - $3,000 |
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Other Procedures at Adventist Health Tulare
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.