MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Northwest Health - Porter
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 72148
- Insurance Median: $666
- Cash Discount Price: $1,863
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 2.73x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $243.77 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
Elevated Commercial Rate Alert (Value-Gap)
The negotiated rate at this facility is 273% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 173%). Patients with high-deductible plans or out-of-network benefits may face excessive out-of-pocket costs.
Out-of-Pocket Cost Estimator
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Veterans Eval Services | $222 | 91% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $224 - $2,179 | 92% |
| Tricare | $240 | 98% |
| Aetna | $248 - $2,998 | 102% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $248 - $1,029 | 102% |
| Humana | $248 - $458 | 102% |
| Medicare (plans) | $248 - $265 | 102% |
| Node Mhs Mcr Adv | $248 | 102% |
| Healthy Indiana Plan | $252 | 103% |
| Node Hospice Non Par Agree | $252 | 103% |
| Node Va | $252 | 103% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $253 | 104% |
| Care Improvement Plus | $261 | 107% |
| In Dept Of Correction | $263 | 108% |
| Node Us Dept Of Labor | $316 | 130% |
| Align Network | $404 | 166% |
| One Call Work Comp | $404 | 166% |
| Encore Health | $454 - $4,730 | 186% |
| Prime Health | $454 - $4,435 | 186% |
| Caresource | $458 | 188% |
| Managed Health Services | $458 - $505 | 188% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $458 | 188% |
| Mhs | $458 | 188% |
| One Call | $500 | 205% |
| Indiana Work Comp | $505 | 207% |
| Lutheran Preferred | $505 - $3,548 | 207% |
| Node Encore Kba Epo | $606 | 249% |
| Porter County | $606 | 249% |
| Preferred Network Access | $606 | 249% |
| Magnacare Ma | $643 | 264% |
| Encore Ppo | $1,260 | 517% |
| Lutheran Preferred Chs Employees | $1,419 | 582% |
| Self Pay | $1,597 - $2,129 | 655% |
| Cigna | $1,644 | 674% |
| Physicians Health Plan | $2,266 | 930% |
| Php Freedom | $2,443 | 1002% |
| First Health Coventry | $2,553 | 1047% |
| Sagamore Health Network | $2,614 - $3,500 | 1072% |
| Southeastem Indiana Health Operations | $4,139 - $4,435 | 1698% |
| Network Synergy Group | $4,435 | 1819% |
| Multiplan/Phcs | $4,967 | 2038% |