MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
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 $281 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus charges insurers about $277, or about $6,378 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lehighton, 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 | $260 - $2,221 | 107% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $241 - $2,431 | 99% |
| Aetnamajor | $245 - $2,682 | 101% |
| Cignamajor | $2,103 | 863% |
| Humanamajor | $250 | 103% |
| AmeriHealth | $307 | 126% |
| Geisinger | $245 - $2,161 | 101% |
| Oscar Health | $1,994 | 818% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $253 - $2,106 | 104% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $369 |
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Other Procedures at St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
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.