MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Elite Hospital Kingwood
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX 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 $381 (about 1.6× the $244 Medicare rate). Elite Hospital Kingwood charges insurers about $406, or about $4,322 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Kingwood, TX.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| No insurance-company prices are published for this procedure. | ||
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $406 | |
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Other Procedures at Elite Hospital Kingwood
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other TX hospitals
- Comanche County Medical Center · Comanche $69
- University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center · Houston $107
- Titus Regional Medical Center · Mount Pleasant $136
- Faith Community Hospital · Jacksboro $154
- Pampa Regional Medical Center · Pampa $160
- PAM Specialty Hospital of San Antonio Medical Center · San Antonio $196
- El Paso Children's Hospital · El Paso $197
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Beaumont · Beaumont $199
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.