MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Hospital Metropolitano Dr Pila
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other PR hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PR 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 $192 (about 0.8× the $244 Medicare rate). Hospital Metropolitano Dr Pila charges insurers about $184, or about $650 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ponce, PR.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cignamajor | $301 | 123% |
| Humanamajor | $205 - $488 | 84% |
| + 14 smaller / regional plans | $60 - $650 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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Other Procedures at Hospital Metropolitano Dr Pila
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other PR hospitals
- Caribbean Medical Center · Fajardo $73
- Hospital Pavia Santurce · San Juan $218
- Hospital Pavia Arecibo · Arecibo $249
- Hospital Pavia Hato Rey, Inc · Hato Rey $260
- Bella Vista Hospital · Mayaguez $263
- Hospital San Francisco · San Juan $272
- Hospital Perea · Mayaguez $301
- Hospital Metropolitano Dr Susoni · Arecibo $307
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.