CMS Price Transparency Data
MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Sparta Community Hospital
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$336
about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $185–$1,293
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $336 Cash price $4,339 Hospital's list price $4,339
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 | $949 - $2,907 | 389% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $408 - $995 | 167% |
| Aetnamajor | $408 - $3,471 | 167% |
| Cignamajor | $3,254 | 1335% |
| Humanamajor | $985 | 404% |
| Molina | $951 | 390% |
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Other Procedures at Sparta Community Hospital
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other IL hospitals
- Sarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital · Rushville $71
- Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center · Mattoon $92
- Fayette County Hospital · Vandalia $92
- Mc Donough District Hospital · Macomb $110
- Deaconess Illinois Crossroads · Mount Vernon $110
- Washington County Hospital · Nashville $114
- Clay County Hospital · Flora $114
- Kirby Medical Center · Monticello $134
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.