CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, lower back (no contrast)

Facility: Henry Ford Allegiance Health

Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$73

about 0.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $54–$190

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$65

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $8 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $73 This hospital $65 Cash price $93 Hospital's list price $1,647

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $65 Priciest $107

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $73 (about 0.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Henry Ford Allegiance Health charges insurers about $65, or about $93 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Jackson, MI.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

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	$69 - $2,234	28%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$45 - $358	18%
Aetnamajor	$47 - $465	19%
Cignamajor	$101 - $2,694	41%
Humanamajor	$65 - $249	27%
CareSource	$59 - $244	24%
Meridian	$45 - $330	18%
Molina	$48 - $222	20%
Priority Health	$59 - $508	24%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$45 - $2,113

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 93), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 72148.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Henry Ford Allegiance Health is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72148.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Henry Ford Allegiance Health

Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other MI hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.