MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: St Francis Community 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 $586 (about 2.4× the $244 Medicare rate). St Francis Community Hospital charges insurers about $586, or about $2,146 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Federal Way, 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 | $272 - $910 | 112% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $277 - $820 | 114% |
| Aetnamajor | $277 - $4,924 | 114% |
| Cignamajor | $519 | 213% |
| Humanamajor | $288 | 118% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $269 - $699 | 110% |
| Amerigroup | $293 | 120% |
| Molina | $291 - $517 | 119% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $269 - $1,753 |
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Other Procedures at St Francis Community 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.