MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: HCA Florida South Tampa 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 $2,127 (about 8.7× the $244 Medicare rate). HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital charges insurers about $2,178, or about $10,135 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tampa, FL.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 | $518 - $4,561 | 212% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,186 - $3,040 | 487% |
| AvMed | $1,080 - $3,418 | 443% |
| Molina | $1,926 - $2,736 | 790% |
| Simply Healthcare | $1,561 | 640% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $476 - $8,108 |
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Other Procedures at HCA Florida South Tampa 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.