MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
A typical price — 1 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 OR hospitals compared.
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 $136 (about 0.6× the $244 Medicare rate). Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital charges insurers about $139, or about $1,728 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lincoln City, 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 | $76 - $1,996 | 31% |
| Aetnamajor | $119 - $2,109 | 49% |
| Cignamajor | $68 - $2,153 | 28% |
| Humanamajor | $66 - $2,164 | 27% |
| Devoted Health | $66 - $919 | 27% |
| Health Net | $66 - $2,153 | 27% |
| Moda Health | $82 - $2,109 | 34% |
| PacificSource | $60 - $895 | 25% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $67 - $2,153 |
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 Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital
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 Pacific Community Hospital · Newport $139
- Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital · Lebanon $139
- Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center · Bandon $234
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.