MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Surgeons Choice Medical Center
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 $141 (about 0.6× the $244 Medicare rate). Surgeons Choice Medical Center charges insurers about $139, or about $815 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Southfield, 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 | $68 - $233 | 28% |
| Aetnamajor | $68 - $233 | 28% |
| Humanamajor | $68 - $210 | 28% |
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Other Procedures at Surgeons Choice Medical Center
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.