CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, lower back (no contrast)

Facility: Texas Health Hospital Mansfield

Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$350

about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $246–$1,493

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$245

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $105 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $350 This hospital $245 Cash price $2,460 Hospital's list price $4,921

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $69 Priciest $245

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 $350 (about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate). Texas Health Hospital Mansfield charges insurers about $245, or about $2,460 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Mansfield, TX.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente

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	$245 - $1,900	101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$245 - $4,168	101%
Aetnamajor	$1,540	632%
Cignamajor	$238 - $1,922	98%
Amerigroup	$233	96%
Molina	$245	101%
WellCare	$257	105%

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 2,460), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 72148.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Texas Health Hospital Mansfield is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72148.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Texas Health Hospital Mansfield

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