MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Emory Long Term Acute Care
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 GA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 GA 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 $412 (about 1.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Emory Long Term Acute Care charges insurers about $238, or about $1,837 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Decatur, GA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Health | $238 | 98% |
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Other Procedures at Emory Long Term Acute Care
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other GA hospitals
- Emanuel Medical Center · Swainsboro $70
- Liberty Regional Medical Center · Hinesville $89
- Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center · Savannah $153
- Hamilton Medical Center · Dalton $172
- Navicent Health Baldwin · Milledgeville $173
- Atrium Health Navicent Peach · Byron $173
- Grady Memorial Hospital · Atlanta $174
- Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center · Macon $176
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.