MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Glens Falls Hospital
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.
A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $363 (about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Glens Falls Hospital charges insurers about $411, or about $594 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Glens Falls, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $988 - $1,032 | 405% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $210 - $789 | 86% |
| Aetnamajor | $74 - $615 | 30% |
| CDPHP | $190 - $1,206 | 78% |
| Fidelis Care | $590 - $1,206 | 242% |
| MagnaCare | $872 - $910 | 358% |
| MVP Health Care | $214 - $1,126 | 88% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $755 - $1,032 |
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Other Procedures at Glens Falls Hospital
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.