MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Elkview General Hospital
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 OK hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OK 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 $305 (about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Elkview General Hospital charges insurers about $101, or about $1,363 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hobart, OK.
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 | $239 - $1,615 | 98% |
| Aetnamajor | $101 - $2,045 | 41% |
| Humanamajor | $101 | 41% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $101 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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Other Procedures at Elkview General Hospital
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other OK hospitals
- Mercy Hospital Watonga, Inc · Watonga $106
- Mercy Hospital Marietta · Marietta $106
- Mercy Hospital Healdton, Inc. · Healdton $106
- Mercy Hospital Kingfisher, Inc · Kingfisher $106
- Haskell Regional Hospital, Inc · Stigler $162
- Oklahoma Spine Hospital · Oklahoma City $218
- Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc · Oklahoma City $226
- O U Medical Center · Oklahoma City $228
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.