MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Millinocket Regional Hospital
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 ME hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ME hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $904 (about 3.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Millinocket Regional Hospital charges insurers about $722, or about $1,485 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Millinocket, ME.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $726 - $1,650 | 298% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,468 | 602% |
| Cignamajor | $1,528 | 627% |
| Humanamajor | $719 | 295% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $1,482 | 608% |
| WellCare | $711 | 292% |
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Other Procedures at Millinocket Regional Hospital
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other ME hospitals
- Northern Maine Medical Center · Fort Kent $176
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $192
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $192
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $194
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $202
- Houlton Regional Hospital · Houlton $203
- Redington Fairview General Hospital · Skowhegan $205
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $205
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.