CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, lower back (no contrast)

Facility: Stevens County Hospital

Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$563

about 2.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $242–$1,133

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$553

About the fair price

about $10 under the fair price · 2.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $563 This hospital $553 Cash price $885 Hospital's list price $885

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

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

Cheapest $75 Priciest $553

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

A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $563 (about 2.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Stevens County Hospital charges insurers about $553, or about $885 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hugoton, KS.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareCignaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$525 - $553	215%
Aetnamajor	$337 - $885	138%
Humanamajor	$327	134%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$841

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 885), 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 Stevens County Hospital 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.

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Other Procedures at Stevens County Hospital

Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other KS hospitals

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