MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
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.
A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $440 (about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate). Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center charges insurers about $415, or about $828 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Vancouver, WA.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $657 - $963 | 270% |
| Aetnamajor | $218 - $279 | 89% |
| Cignamajor | $292 - $652 | 120% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $532 | 218% |
| Health Net | $282 - $742 | 116% |
| Moda Health | $298 | 122% |
| PacificSource | $271 - $620 | 111% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $274 |
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Other Procedures at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
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.