CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, lower back (no contrast)

Facility: Highland District Hospital

Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$318

about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $161–$1,488

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$162

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $156 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $318 This hospital $162 Cash price $2,217 Hospital's list price $2,771

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other OH hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $101 Priciest $223

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH 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 $318 (about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Highland District Hospital charges insurers about $162, or about $2,217 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hillsboro, 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	$887 - $2,549	364%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$162 - $2,106	66%
Aetnamajor	$904 - $2,250	371%
Cignamajor	$2,494	1023%
Humanamajor	$162 - $2,455	66%
Medical Mutual	$2,522	1035%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$157 - $2,494

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 2,217), 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 Highland District 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

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Other Procedures at Highland District Hospital

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

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