MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario
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 $669 (about 2.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario charges insurers about $696, or about $1,535 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ontario, 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 | $278 - $2,267 | 114% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $278 - $2,007 | 114% |
| Aetnamajor | $287 - $2,236 | 118% |
| Cignamajor | $708 - $2,219 | 290% |
| Humanamajor | $708 - $2,078 | 290% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $708 | 290% |
| Dean Health Plan | $2,125 | 872% |
| GEHA | $2,236 - $2,267 | 917% |
| Health Net | $708 - $1,983 | 290% |
| HealthPartners | $708 - $1,842 | 290% |
| Meridian | $708 | 290% |
| Moda Health | $552 - $2,290 | 226% |
| Molina | $708 | 290% |
| PacificSource | $1,417 - $2,219 | 581% |
| Paramount | $708 - $2,125 | 290% |
| Presbyterian | $708 | 290% |
| Priority Health | $2,219 | 910% |
| SelectHealth | $743 - $2,125 | 305% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $708 | 290% |
| WellSense | $708 | 290% |
| + 93 smaller / regional plans | $290 - $2,243 |
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Other Procedures at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario
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.