CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, lower back (no contrast)

Facility: Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$606

about 2.5× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $227–$1,740

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$545

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $61 under the fair price · 2.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $606 This hospital $545 Cash price $1,521 Hospital's list price $2,822

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other NH hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $125 Priciest $780

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

A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $606 (about 2.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $545, or about $1,521 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lebanon, NH.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$2,032	834%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,036 - $2,512	425%
Aetnamajor	$2,540 - $2,681	1042%
Cignamajor	$1,687 - $2,308	692%
Humanamajor	$2,935	1204%
Ambetter (Centene)	$52	21%
Harvard Pilgrim	$1,755 - $2,447	720%
MVP Health Care	$2,568	1053%
Tufts Health Plan	$2,069	849%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$54 - $1,790

Government programs also on file: 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 1,521), 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 Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital 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 Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital

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

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