MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Kaiser Sunnyside 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.
⚠ 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 $437 (about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate). Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center charges insurers about $436, or about $1,884 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Clackamas, OR.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $401 - $1,295 | 164% |
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Other Procedures at Kaiser Sunnyside 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.