MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Lincoln Medical Center
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 5 of 8 other TN hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TN 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 $229 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Lincoln Medical Center charges insurers about $223, or about $1,363 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fayetteville, TN.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
1 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 | $223 | 91% |
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Other Procedures at Lincoln 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
- 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
- Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association · Morristown $232
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.