CMS Price Transparency Data
MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$910
about 3.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $243–$2,185
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $910 Cash price $2,426 Hospital's list price $4,371
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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 | $2,491 | 1022% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3,631 | 1490% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,202 | 493% |
| Cignamajor | $3,319 - $3,541 | 1362% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $2,805 | 1151% |
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Other Procedures at Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other NH hospitals
- New London Hospital · New London $125
- Cheshire Medical Center · Keene $253
- Wentworth-Douglass Hospital · Dover $260
- Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $273
- Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network · Salem $297
- Elliot Hospital · Manchester $306
- Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $545
- Catholic Medical Center · Manchester $622
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.