MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: UF Health Shands 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 $261 (about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate). UF Health Shands Hospital charges insurers about $252, or about $1,607 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Gainesville, FL.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 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 | $168 - $259 | 69% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $243 - $1,572 | 100% |
| Aetnamajor | $176 - $2,407 | 72% |
| Cignamajor | $2,432 | 998% |
| Humanamajor | $168 - $252 | 69% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $403 | 165% |
| AmeriHealth | $184 | 75% |
| AvMed | $1,524 - $1,672 | 625% |
| Devoted Health | $274 | 112% |
| GEHA | $2,629 | 1078% |
| Molina | $184 | 75% |
| Simply Healthcare | $194 | 80% |
| WellCare | $249 | 102% |
| + 19 smaller / regional plans | $168 - $2,191 |
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Other Procedures at UF Health Shands 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.