CMS Price Transparency Data
MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Mercy Medical Center
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$745
about 3.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $292–$2,868
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $745 Cash price $1,990 Hospital's list price $3,731
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 | $3,171 | 1301% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $273 - $3,097 | 112% |
| Aetnamajor | $2,985 - $3,358 | 1225% |
| Cignamajor | $2,798 - $2,910 | 1148% |
| Health Net | $273 - $3,544 | 112% |
| Moda Health | $260 - $2,947 | 107% |
| PacificSource | $2,798 | 1148% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $206 - $3,582 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Medical Center
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other OR hospitals
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- 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.