MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Ascension Providence Rochester 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.
A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $208 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital charges insurers about $237, or about $234 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Rochester, MI.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $237 - $349 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $304 | 125% |
| Humanamajor | $237 | 97% |
| Meridian | $296 | 121% |
| Priority Health | $237 | 97% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $128 - $450 |
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Other Procedures at Ascension Providence Rochester 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.