MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MN 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 $239 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center charges insurers about $242, or about $1,869 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Duluth, MN.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $242 - $2,073 | 99% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $242 - $2,152 | 99% |
| Aetnamajor | $2,407 | 987% |
| Cignamajor | $2,025 | 831% |
| HealthPartners | $242 - $2,025 | 99% |
| Medica | $242 - $1,730 | 99% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $428 - $1,279 | 176% |
| Security Health Plan | $242 - $2,181 | 99% |
| UCare | $242 - $1,863 | 99% |
| + 15 smaller / regional plans | $236 - $2,436 |
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Other Procedures at Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other MN hospitals
- Stevens Community Medical Center Inc · Morris $79
- Lakewood Health System · Staples $107
- Lifecare Medical Center · Roseau $107
- Madison Hospital · Madison $141
- Astera Health · Wadena $154
- Gillette Childrens Specialty Hospital · Saint Paul $167
- Range Regional Health Services · Hibbing $187
- Fairview Bethesda Hospital · Saint Paul $197
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.