CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, lower back (no contrast)

Facility: Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital

Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,403

about 5.8× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $275–$1,661

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,427

About the fair price

about $24 over the fair price · 5.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $1,403 This hospital $1,427 Cash price $1,359 Hospital's list price $2,265

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

Highest price of the 9 OH hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $101 Priciest $1,427

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

A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $1,403 (about 5.8× the $244 Medicare rate). Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital charges insurers about $1,427, or about $1,359 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Springfield, OH.

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	$230 - $17,571	94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$230 - $40,293	94%
Aetnamajor	$230 - $20,896	94%
Cignamajor	$230 - $18,817	94%
Humanamajor	$230 - $11,919	94%
AmeriHealth	$3,657	1500%
CareSource	$346 - $17,827	142%
Devoted Health	$263 - $13,707	108%
GEHA	$240 - $20,896	98%
Medica	$376 - $17,571	154%
Molina	$230 - $11,885	94%
UniCare	$230 - $11,885	94%
WellCare	$230 - $11,885	94%
+ 41 smaller / regional plans	$230 - $20,896

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 1,359), 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 Ohio Valley Surgical 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 Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital

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

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