MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 CA hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $134 (about 0.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Mendocino Coast charges insurers about $135, or about $1,457 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fort Bragg, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 - $3,349 | 29% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $75 - $3,195 | 31% |
| Cignamajor | $70 - $3,228 | 29% |
| Health Net | $102 - $2,694 | 42% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $77 - $3,724 |
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Other Procedures at Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
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
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $176
- Banner Lassen Medical Center · Susanville $178
- Clovis Community Medical Center · Clovis $186
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.