MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Larkin Community Hospital
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 72148
- Insurance Median: $255
- Cash Discount Price: $2,172
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.05x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $243.77 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Medicare (plans) | $50 - $5,684 | 21% |
| Aetna | $71 - $5,413 | 29% |
| Fci-All Plans | $71 - $279 | 29% |
| Global Excel-All Plans | $71 - $3,248 | 29% |
| Clear Springs Hlth-All Plans | $75 - $255 | 31% |
| Fdc-All Plans | $82 | 34% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $89 - $328 | 37% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $107 - $794 | 44% |
| Corvel Mcaid Workers Comp | $138 | 57% |
| Sunshine Behavioral | $138 | 57% |
| Ambetter / Centene | $153 | 63% |
| Community Care Phks Mcaid-All Other Plans | $153 | 63% |
| Florida Comm Care Mcaid | $153 | 63% |
| Humana | $153 - $5,413 | 63% |
| Magellan Complete Care | $153 | 63% |
| Molina Exch Marketplace-All Other Plans | $153 | 63% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $230 - $2,263 | 94% |
| Florida Comm Care Mcare-All Other Plans | $243 | 100% |
| Ops Maritime-All Plans | $243 | 100% |
| Opus Hospice Ip Only-All Plans | $243 | 100% |
| Preferred Care Partners Mcare-All Plans | $243 | 100% |
| Unicare Simply Mcare Ppo-All Plans | $255 | 105% |
| Wellpath-All Plans | $267 | 110% |
| Allianz (Azga)-All Plans | $315 | 129% |
| Jipa Network-All Plans | $516 | 212% |
| Healthsun-All Plans | $550 | 226% |
| Cigna | $630 | 258% |
| Jmh Health Plan Hmo/Ppo-All Other Plans | $650 | 267% |
| Avmed-All Plans | $794 - $5,413 | 326% |
| Bright Health-All Other Plans | $794 - $6,496 | 326% |
| Coventry Comml-All Plans | $794 - $5,413 | 326% |
| Florida Health Solution/Hmo-All Plans | $900 | 369% |
| Star Network-All Plans | $2,165 | 888% |
| Haa Preferred Partners-All Plans | $3,248 | 1332% |
| Corvel Mcare Workers Comp-All Plans | $4,872 | 1999% |
| Careplus Health-All Other Plans | $5,413 | 2221% |
| Centurion-All Plans | $5,413 | 2221% |
| Doctors Healthcare-All Plans | $5,413 | 2221% |
| First Med Hp Of Fl-All Plans | $5,413 | 2221% |
| Oscar Health-All Plans | $10,826 | 4441% |