MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Saint Anne's Hospital
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $451 (about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate). Saint Anne's Hospital charges insurers about $461, or about $1,075 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fall River, MA.
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
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 | $290 - $307 | 119% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $493 | 202% |
| Aetnamajor | $286 - $839 | 117% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $555 | 228% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $841 | 345% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $300 - $429 |
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Other Procedures at Saint Anne's Hospital
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other MA hospitals
- Newton-Wellesley Hospital · Newton $231
- Milford Regional Medical Center · Milford $261
- North Shore Medical Center - · Salem $281
- Brigham and Women's Hospital · Boston $281
- Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital · Jamaica Plain $281
- Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston $284
- The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston · Boston $284
- Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,The · Northampton $287
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.