MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Ira Davenport Memorial 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.
⚠ 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 $294 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $271, or about $3,072 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bath, NY.
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
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 | $2,315 - $5,332 | 950% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $256 - $15,407 | 105% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,809 - $4,533 | 1563% |
| Cignamajor | $3,164 | 1298% |
| Humanamajor | $286 - $4,571 | 117% |
| AmeriHealth | $289 | 119% |
| Fidelis Care | $256 - $2,793 | 105% |
| Geisinger | $2,955 | 1212% |
| Independent Health | $3,301 | 1354% |
| MVP Health Care | $3,164 | 1298% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $3,504 | 1437% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $53 - $16,727 |
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Other Procedures at Ira Davenport Memorial 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.