MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Blount Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 72148
- Insurance Median: $546
- Cash Discount Price: $1,099
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 2.24x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $243.77 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
Elevated Commercial Rate Alert (Value-Gap)
The negotiated rate at this facility is 224% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 124%). Patients with high-deductible plans or out-of-network benefits may face excessive out-of-pocket costs.
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcare | $160 - $546 | 66% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $197 - $546 | 81% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $224 - $587 | 92% |
| Humana | $224 | 92% |
| Medicare (plans) | $224 - $233 | 92% |
| Tricare | $225 | 92% |
| Cigna | $233 - $950 | 96% |
| Mvp Health Care [3037] | $341 | 140% |
| Ambetter / Centene | $351 | 144% |
| Consociate Health Contracted [4835] | $498 | 204% |
| Fairos/Occunet Contracted [4837] | $521 | 214% |
| Golden Rule Insurance Company [2991] | $524 | 215% |
| Oxford Health Plans [2992] | $524 | 215% |
| Prisma Health Seniorcare Pace - Midlands [5400] | $822 | 337% |
| Prisma Health Seniorcare Pace-Upstate [5200] | $822 | 337% |
| Bob Jones Univ-Pai [821] | $1,131 | 464% |
| Promise Health Plan Contracted [2401] | $1,240 - $2,150 | 509% |
| Orangeburg Senior Helping Center Pace [5401] | $1,418 | 582% |
| Preferred Administrators Contracted [2839] | $2,481 | 1018% |
| Medcost [2940] | $2,623 - $2,942 | 1076% |
| Atlantic Packaging Contracted [4833] | $2,658 | 1090% |
| Aps Healthcare System [2981] | $2,835 | 1163% |
| Multiplan/Phcs Contracted [2950] | $3,154 | 1294% |
| Aetna | $3,190 | 1309% |
| Meritain Health Contracted [2200] | $3,190 | 1309% |
| Nippon [2300] | $3,190 | 1309% |
| Vsp Vision Care [2986] | $3,190 | 1309% |
| First Health Contracted [2952] | $3,296 | 1352% |
| Furman Int/Allen University Student [2951] | $3,296 | 1352% |
| Quiktrip-First Health [3067] | $3,296 | 1352% |