CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, lower back (no contrast)

Facility: Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus

Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$187

about 0.8× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $175–$254

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$180

About the fair price

about $7 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $187 This hospital $180 Hospital's list price $2,008

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 GA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $70 Priciest $180

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 GA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $187 (about 0.8× the $244 Medicare rate). Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus charges insurers about $180 — about the fair price. Located in Saint Marys, GA.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

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	$180 - $1,550	74%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$180 - $1,425	74%
Aetnamajor	$183 - $1,706	75%
Cignamajor	$1,787	733%
Humanamajor	$180 - $1,787	74%
Ambetter (Centene)	$287	118%
Amerigroup	$66	27%
CareSource	$66 - $270	27%
Clover Health	$183	75%
Devoted Health	$187	77%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$66 - $1,807

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 72148.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72148.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus

Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other GA hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.