MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 OR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $414 (about 1.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center charges insurers about $414, or about $753 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Gresham, OR.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $657 - $963 | 270% |
| Aetnamajor | $218 - $278 | 89% |
| Cignamajor | $652 | 267% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $265 - $530 | 109% |
| Health Net | $281 - $742 | 115% |
| Moda Health | $297 - $1,026 | 122% |
| PacificSource | $271 - $620 | 111% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $273 - $292 |
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Other Procedures at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other OR hospitals
- Adventist Health Tillamook · Tillamook $73
- Lower Umpqua Hospital District · Reedsport $108
- Mid-Columbia Medical Center · The Dalles $133
- 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
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.