MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Lincoln County Medical Center
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NM hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NM hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $1,195 (about 4.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Lincoln County Medical Center charges insurers about $1,028, or about $2,113 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Ruidoso, NM.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian | $1,028 | 422% |
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Other Procedures at Lincoln County Medical Center
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other NM hospitals
- UNM Hospital · Albuquerque $230
- Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital · Hobbs $249
- Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital · Tucumcari $273
- Eastern New Mexico Medical Center · Roswell $295
- Mountain View Regional Medical Center · Las Cruces $352
- Artesia General Hospital · Artesia $402
- Carlsbad Medical Center · Carlsbad $409
- Presbyterian Hospital · Albuquerque $413
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.