MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Skagit Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA 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 $250 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Skagit Valley Hospital charges insurers about $254, or about $2,967 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Mount Vernon, WA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $164 - $930 | 67% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $254 - $1,110 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,338 | 1369% |
| Cignamajor | $2,952 | 1211% |
| Humanamajor | $254 - $3,524 | 104% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $242 - $859 | 99% |
| Amerigroup | $201 | 82% |
| Molina | $164 | 67% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $387 - $3,041 |
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Other Procedures at Skagit Valley Hospital
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other WA hospitals
- Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $78
- Jefferson Healthcare · Port Townsend $95
- Lake Chelan Community Hospital · Chelan $98
- Skyline Hospital · White Salmon $111
- Lincoln Hospital · Davenport $125
- Island Hospital · Anacortes $139
- Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle $158
- Astria Toppenish Hospital · Toppenish $250
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.