MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Holy Cross Hospital
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 FL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL 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 $355 (about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Holy Cross Hospital charges insurers about $498, or about $3,335 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $355. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $244 - $3,353 | 100% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $249 - $2,465 | 102% |
| Aetnamajor | $244 - $2,576 | 100% |
| Cignamajor | $252 - $1,553 | 103% |
| Humanamajor | $913 - $5,131 | 375% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $2,137 | 877% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $436 | 179% |
| AvMed | $458 - $1,283 | 188% |
| GEHA | $1,889 | 775% |
| Molina | $389 | 160% |
| MVP Health Care | $1,553 | 637% |
| Oscar Health | $424 | 174% |
| UniCare | $3,592 | 1474% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $1,553 | 637% |
| + 45 smaller / regional plans | $161 - $5,131 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Holy Cross Hospital
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other FL hospitals
- Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital · Vero Beach $101
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc. · Tampa $104
- Fishermen's Community Hospital · Marathon $113
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital · Sarasota $126
- South Miami Hospital · Miami $145
- Doctors Hospital · Coral Gables $145
- West Kendall Baptist Hospital · Miami $145
- Baptist Hospital of Miami · Miami $152
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.