CMS Price Transparency Data
MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Unity Physicians Hospital
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$374
about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $260–$458
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $374 Hospital's list price $1,184
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 | $205 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $117 - $205 | 48% |
| Aetnamajor | $205 | 84% |
| Cignamajor | $205 | 84% |
| Humanamajor | $287 | 118% |
| Health Net | $711 | 292% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $117 - $711 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Unity Physicians Hospital
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other IN hospitals
- Rush Memorial Hospital · Rushville $72
- Decatur County Memorial Hospital · Greensburg $76
- Pulaski Memorial Hospital · Winamac $113
- Gibson General Hospital · Princeton $114
- Deaconess Hospital Inc · Evansville $115
- Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center · Jasper $115
- The Women's Hospital · Newburgh $115
- Woodlawn Hospital · Rochester $117
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.