MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY 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 $308 (about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake charges insurers about $313, or about $2,336 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Saranac Lake, NY.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $193 - $3,203 | 79% |
| Aetnamajor | $313 | 128% |
| Cignamajor | $3,014 | 1236% |
| CDPHP | $313 | 128% |
| MVP Health Care | $3,014 | 1236% |
| WellCare | $319 | 131% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $313 |
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Other Procedures at Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other NY hospitals
- Maimonides Medical Center · Brooklyn $74
- Saratoga Hospital · Saratoga Springs $76
- Columbia Memorial Hospital · Hudson $77
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $79
- The University of Vermont Health Network - Champl · Plattsburgh $98
- St Barnabas Hospital · Bronx $145
- Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center · Niagara Falls $149
- Geneva General Hospital · Geneva $161
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.