MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Memorial Hospital Pembroke
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 $291 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Memorial Hospital Pembroke charges insurers about $564, or about $3,823 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Pembroke Pines, 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 $291. 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.
4 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 | $299 - $945 | 123% |
| Aetnamajor | $277 - $1,392 | 114% |
| Cignamajor | $904 - $1,196 | 371% |
| Humanamajor | $269 | 110% |
| AmeriHealth | $578 | 237% |
| AvMed | $868 - $2,520 | 356% |
| Health Net | $1,014 | 416% |
| Molina | $550 | 226% |
| WellCare | $264 - $272 | 108% |
| + 27 smaller / regional plans | $267 - $6,962 |
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 Memorial Hospital Pembroke
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.