CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, lower back (no contrast)

Facility: Anmed Health

Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$161

about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $157–$209

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$173

About the fair price

about $12 over the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $161 This hospital $173 Cash price $150 Hospital's list price $300

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other SC hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $110 Priciest $242

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $161 (about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Anmed Health charges insurers about $173, or about $150 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Anderson, SC.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

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	$64 - $3,200	26%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$64 - $3,040	26%
Aetnamajor	$64 - $2,832	26%
Cignamajor	$66 - $3,200	27%
Humanamajor	$54 - $2,304	22%
Ambetter (Centene)	$92 - $249	38%
Bright Health	$70 - $271	29%
Devoted Health	$64 - $178	26%
GEHA	$88 - $1,696	36%
Molina	$66 - $253	27%
SelectHealth	$54 - $162	22%
+ 34 smaller / regional plans	$53 - $3,200

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 150), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 72148.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Anmed Health is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72148.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Anmed Health

Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other SC hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.