MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Allegheny Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 PA hospitals compared.
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 $209 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Allegheny Valley Hospital charges insurers about $194, or about $2,010 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Natrona, 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 - $735 | 41% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $82 - $515 | 34% |
| Aetnamajor | $187 - $587 | 77% |
| Cignamajor | $112 - $542 | 46% |
| Humanamajor | $246 | 101% |
| AmeriHealth | $72 - $423 | 30% |
| Geisinger | $100 - $410 | 41% |
| Medical Mutual | $662 | 272% |
| Molina | $253 | 104% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $58 - $384 |
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Other Procedures at Allegheny Valley 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 General Hospital · Pittsburgh $194
- Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $194
- Jefferson Hospital · Jefferson Hills $200
- Grove City Medical Center · Grove City $200
- Forbes Hospital · Monroeville $200
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.