MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 KY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KY hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $565 (about 2.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital charges insurers about $565, or about $2,847 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Somerset, KY.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $565 | 232% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $519 - $786 | 213% |
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Other Procedures at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other KY hospitals
- Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital · Bowling Green $117
- Whitesburg Arh Hospital · Whitesburg $128
- Deaconess Henderson Hospital · Henderson $135
- Tug Valley Arh Regional Medical Center · South Williamson $140
- Paintsville Arh Hospital · Paintsville $152
- Middlesboro Arh Hospital · Middlesboro $166
- Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville · Madisonville $169
- Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center · Prestonsburg $180
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.