MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: St Charles Medical Center - Bend
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.
⚠ 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 $344 (about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate). St Charles Medical Center - Bend charges insurers about $711, or about $2,703 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Bend, OR.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $344. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $284 - $3,122 | 117% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $312 - $836 | 128% |
| Aetnamajor | $284 - $2,939 | 117% |
| Cignamajor | $284 - $2,128 | 117% |
| Humanamajor | $284 | 117% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $222 - $2,926 | 91% |
| Devoted Health | $284 | 117% |
| Health Net | $284 - $3,176 | 117% |
| Moda Health | $568 - $2,905 | 233% |
| PacificSource | $236 - $1,848 | 97% |
| Providence Health Plan | $568 - $2,956 | 233% |
| UniCare | $284 | 117% |
| WellCare | $284 | 117% |
| + 69 smaller / regional plans | $222 - $3,311 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at St Charles Medical Center - Bend
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.