CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, lower back (no contrast)

Facility: Marshfield Medical Center - Weston

Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$877
about 3.6× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $349–$1,070
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$949
About the fair price
about $72 over the fair price · 3.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $877 This hospital $949 Cash price $1,978 Hospital's list price $2,082

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How this hospital compares to other WI hospitals

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

Cheapest $74 Priciest $949

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $877 (about 3.6× the $244 Medicare rate). Marshfield Medical Center - Weston charges insurers about $949, or about $1,978 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Weston, WI.

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 $1,720 706%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $863 - $978 354%
Aetnamajor $1,999 820%
Cignamajor $1,957 803%
HealthPartners $1,978 811%
Medica $1,940 - $1,982 796%
Molina $1,770 726%
Sanford Health Plan $1,145 470%
Security Health Plan $1,487 - $2,033 610%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans $1,041 - $2,009
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 3400 Ministry Parkway, Weston, WI 54476
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals