MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 SC hospitals compared.
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 $231 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center charges insurers about $231, or about $660 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hilton Head Island, 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
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 | $222 - $230 | 91% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $660 - $2,572 | 271% |
| Aetnamajor | $222 | 91% |
| Cignamajor | $229 | 94% |
| Humanamajor | $222 - $654 | 91% |
| Clover Health | $231 | 95% |
| Devoted Health | $222 | 91% |
| Molina | $226 - $654 | 93% |
| SelectHealth | $233 - $654 | 96% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $222 - $686 |
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Other Procedures at Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other SC hospitals
- Conway Medical Center · Conway $110
- Anmed Health · Anderson $173
- Cannon Memorial Hospital · Pickens $174
- Coastal Carolina Hospital · Hardeeville $231
- East Cooper Medical Center · Mount Pleasant $233
- Hampton Regional Medical Center · Varnville $234
- Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital · Greenville $239
- Prisma Health North Greenville Ltach · Travelers Rest $242
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.