CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, lower back (no contrast)

Facility: North Sunflower Medical Center Cah

Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$153

about 0.6× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $90–$716

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$122

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $31 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $153 This hospital $122 Cash price $155 Hospital's list price $310

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other MS hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $74 Priciest $216

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

A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $153 (about 0.6× the $244 Medicare rate). North Sunflower Medical Center Cah charges insurers about $122, or about $155 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Ruleville, MS.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$1,378	565%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$310 - $1,540	127%
Aetnamajor	$75 - $1,047	31%
Humanamajor	$75 - $816	31%
Ambetter (Centene)	$66 - $824	27%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$202 - $1,001

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 155), 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 North Sunflower Medical Center Cah 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 North Sunflower Medical Center Cah

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

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