MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
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.
A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $293 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street charges insurers about $304 — about the fair price. Located in Pottsville, 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 | $248 - $302 | 102% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $239 - $2,076 | 98% |
| Aetnamajor | $251 - $1,324 | 103% |
| Cignamajor | $246 - $597 | 101% |
| Humanamajor | $253 | 104% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $724 | 297% |
| AmeriHealth | $246 - $295 | 101% |
| Devoted Health | $253 | 104% |
| Geisinger | $244 - $581 | 100% |
| HealthPartners | $251 - $478 | 103% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $253 - $1,163 | 104% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $255 - $1,392 |
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Other Procedures at Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
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.