MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Reading 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 $231 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Reading Hospital charges insurers about $239, or about $3,410 in cash — about the fair price. Located in West Reading, PA.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $234 - $2,218 | 96% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $227 - $2,951 | 93% |
| Aetnamajor | $468 - $3,361 | 192% |
| Cignamajor | $2,786 | 1143% |
| AmeriHealth | $239 | 98% |
| Geisinger | $225 - $3,084 | 92% |
| Health Net | $2,192 | 899% |
| HealthPartners | $239 | 98% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $206 - $2,631 | 85% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $225 - $4,627 |
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Other Procedures at Reading 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.