MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Claiborne Medical Center
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 TN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TN hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $275 (about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Claiborne Medical Center charges insurers about $248 — about the fair price. Located in Tazewell, TN.
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 | $105 - $478 | 43% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $167 - $823 | 69% |
| Aetnamajor | $248 - $329 | 102% |
| Cignamajor | $248 - $463 | 102% |
| Humanamajor | $243 | 100% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $987 | 405% |
| Devoted Health | $248 | 102% |
| WellCare | $248 | 102% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $229 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Claiborne Medical Center
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other TN hospitals
- Metro Nashville General Hospital · Nashville $65
- Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery · Nashville $206
- Lincoln Medical Center · Fayetteville $223
- West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital · Paris $223
- Methodist Hospitals of Memphis · Memphis $228
- Maury Regional Hospital · Columbia $228
- University Health System, Inc · Knoxville $231
- Williamson Medical Center · Franklin $231
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.