MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Saint Vincent Hospital
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $207 (about 0.8× the $244 Medicare rate). Saint Vincent Hospital charges insurers about $212, or about $2,379 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Erie, PA.
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 | $100 - $7,103 | 41% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $82 - $414 | 34% |
| Aetnamajor | $206 - $535 | 85% |
| Cignamajor | $112 - $613 | 46% |
| Humanamajor | $279 | 114% |
| AmeriHealth | $72 - $423 | 30% |
| Geisinger | $100 - $410 | 41% |
| Medical Mutual | $561 | 230% |
| Molina | $287 | 118% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $58 - $1,312 |
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Other Procedures at Saint Vincent Hospital
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other PA hospitals
- Penn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville $122
- Heritage Valley Beaver · Beaver $186
- Heritage Valley Sewickley · Sewickley $186
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $194
- Allegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh $194
- Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $194
- Jefferson Hospital · Jefferson Hills $200
- Grove City Medical Center · Grove City $200
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.