CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, lower back (no contrast)

Facility: Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa

Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$528

about 2.2× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $256–$684

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$654

Above the fair price

about $126 over the fair price · 2.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $528 This hospital $654 Cash price $1,535 Hospital's list price $2,361

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

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

Cheapest $62 Priciest $654

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

A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $528 (about 2.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa charges insurers about $654, or about $1,535 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Nampa, ID.

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 $528. 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.

6 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	$252 - $2,125	103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$283 - $1,234	116%
Aetnamajor	$260 - $2,071	107%
Cignamajor	$3,650	1497%
Humanamajor	$2,078	852%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$1,234	506%
Dean Health Plan	$2,125	872%
GEHA	$2,071 - $2,125	850%
Health Net	$1,724	707%
HealthPartners	$2,125	872%
Moda Health	$258 - $2,007	106%
Molina	$608	249%
PacificSource	$1,417 - $1,724	581%
Paramount	$2,125	872%
Priority Health	$3,650	1497%
SelectHealth	$743 - $2,125	305%
+ 41 smaller / regional plans	$150 - $3,650

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 4 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 (about 1,535), 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 Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

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Other Procedures at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa

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