MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other OR hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OR 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 $123 (about 0.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Mid-Columbia Medical Center charges insurers about $133, or about $647 in cash — about the fair price. Located in The Dalles, OR.
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 | $1,287 - $2,351 | 528% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $68 - $7,891 | 28% |
| Aetnamajor | $80 - $2,284 | 33% |
| Cignamajor | $113 - $2,331 | 46% |
| Humanamajor | $70 - $298 | 29% |
| Amerigroup | $222 - $1,287 | 91% |
| Devoted Health | $73 - $2,673 | 30% |
| Health Net | $69 - $290 | 28% |
| Moda Health | $70 - $1,634 | 29% |
| Molina | $68 - $1,287 | 28% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $68 - $2,401 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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Other Procedures at Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other OR hospitals
- Adventist Health Tillamook · Tillamook $73
- Lower Umpqua Hospital District · Reedsport $108
- Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center · Corvallis $139
- Samaritan Albany General Hospital · Albany $139
- Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital · Lincoln City $139
- Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital · Newport $139
- Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital · Lebanon $139
- Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center · Bandon $234
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.