MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Good Samaritan Medical Center
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 $370 (about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Good Samaritan Medical Center charges insurers about $400, or about $403 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Brockton, MA.
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
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 | $286 | 117% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $286 - $574 | 117% |
| Aetnamajor | $286 - $431 | 117% |
| Cignamajor | $537 - $814 | 220% |
| Humanamajor | $286 | 117% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $533 | 219% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $695 - $814 | 285% |
| UniCare | $516 | 212% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $286 - $518 |
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Other Procedures at Good Samaritan Medical Center
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.