MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI 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 $227 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital charges insurers about $199, or about $1,546 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Muskegon, MI.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $262 - $2,094 | 107% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $133 - $250 | 55% |
| Aetnamajor | $155 - $250 | 64% |
| Cignamajor | $1,496 | 614% |
| Humanamajor | $1,875 | 769% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $199 | 82% |
| AmeriHealth | $1,875 | 769% |
| CareSource | $1,497 | 614% |
| Dean Health Plan | $1,784 | 732% |
| GEHA | $155 - $2,094 | 64% |
| Medical Mutual | $1,875 | 769% |
| Molina | $331 | 136% |
| MVP Health Care | $1,784 | 732% |
| Oscar Health | $326 | 134% |
| Paramount | $1,784 | 732% |
| Priority Health | $799 - $1,896 | 328% |
| UniCare | $1,875 | 769% |
| + 139 smaller / regional plans | $178 - $2,379 |
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Other Procedures at Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other MI hospitals
- Henry Ford Allegiance Health · Jackson $65
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · Clinton Township $69
- Henry Ford Health Hospital · Detroit $69
- Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center · Wyandotte $69
- Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital · W Bloomfield $69
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $78
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $80
- McLaren Bay Region · Bay City $107
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.