Procedure Pricing Comparison

MRI, lower back (no contrast) Cost

Location: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area

CPT Code: 72148 (CPT)

Factual Overview

The cost of a MRI, lower back (no contrast) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area area ranges from $337 to $6,959 across 23 mapped facilities. Negotiated insurance contract markups in this market average 3.33x the standard federal Medicare baseline. Detailed prices by facility are listed in the comparison table below.

Hospital Comparison Table (Ordered by Price)

Hospital Details	Cash Price	Insurance Median	Medicare Markup	Actions
St Rose Hospital ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$900	$429	+80%	Calculate Cost Cost
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$1,741	$337	+40%	Calculate Cost Cost
Alameda Hospital ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$2,215	$1,116	+360%	Calculate Cost Cost
Highland Hospital ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$2,215	$1,116	+360%	Calculate Cost Cost
UCSF Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$2,218	$436	+80%	Calculate Cost Cost
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$2,320	$337	+40%	Calculate Cost Cost
John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$2,320	$337	+40%	Calculate Cost Cost
John Muir Behavioral Health Center ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$2,320	$2,268	+830%	Calculate Cost Cost
Washington Hospital ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$2,741	$2,900	+1,090%	Calculate Cost Cost
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$3,282	$339	+40%	Calculate Cost Cost
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$3,282	$339	+40%	Calculate Cost Cost
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$3,282	$339	+40%	Calculate Cost Cost
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$3,282	$339	+40%	Calculate Cost Cost
Kaiser Foundation Hospital ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$3,282	$339	+40%	Calculate Cost Cost
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$3,282	$339	+40%	Calculate Cost Cost
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$3,282	$339	+40%	Calculate Cost Cost
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$3,282	$339	+40%	Calculate Cost Cost
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$3,282	$339	+40%	Calculate Cost Cost
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$4,408	$3,002	+1,130%	Calculate Cost Cost
AHMC Seton Medical Center ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$4,642	$461	+90%	Calculate Cost Cost
Marinhealth Medical Center ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$4,901	$1,936	+690%	Calculate Cost Cost
Chinese Hospital ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$5,209	$501	+110%	Calculate Cost Cost
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital ★ No CMS Rating \| \|	$6,959	$355	+50%	Calculate Cost Cost