MRI lumbar spine with and without contrast in Pennsylvania

What Pennsylvania hospitals charge for mri lumbar spine with and without contrast (CPT 72149). Rates sourced from federally-mandated machine-readable files.

Hospitals
57
Rate rows
1,640
Neg. median
$1,168.38
Min
$67.93
Max
$11,339
Cash median
$1,870.55

Across 57 Pennsylvania hospitals, the negotiated rate for MRI lumbar spine with and without contrast ranges from $67.93 to $11,339, with a median of $1,168.38. The interquartile range is $382.22 to $2,939.76. Cash-pay patients typically pay $1,870.55; gross charges median $5,085.

By payer in Pennsylvania

Top 30 payers for MRI lumbar spine with and without contrast in Pennsylvania.

PayerHospitalsRatesMedian rate
UnitedHealthcare2795$420.47
Cigna2791$2,213.12
Blue Cross Blue Shield27182$993.47
Aetna27185$2,062.94
upmc health plan2595$372.9
amerihealth caritas2240$419.94
upmc work partners2121$1,479.38
pa health & wellness2141$577.72
geisinger1832$471.18
intergroup1544$4,132.15
Humana1425$2,512.8
private health care systems1326$4,646.4
First Health1334$3,422.2
health partners plans (jefferson health plan)1111$511.21
Multiplan1150$3,966.3
premier comp solutions66$1,376.17
preferred healthcare system612$1,509
keystone first517$714.37
wirerope works512$2,827.26
america's choice512$4,068
innovage55$374.03
selectcare48$6,452.4
three rivers provider network48$3,079.55
health coalition partners46$6,026.4
naphcare45$550.05
elder health33$440.04
prime health services33$583.71
pennsylvania health and wellness36$580.1
clover health33$388.7
health partners plans39$239.71

Hospital comparison — MRI lumbar spine with and without contrast in Pennsylvania

Sorted by lowest negotiated median rate. Up to 100 hospitals.

HospitalCityNegotiated medianCash rateGross charge
Aria HealthPhiladelphia$338.93$273.57$850
Curahealth Heritage ValleyBeaver$349.07$515.97$1,911
Thomas Jefferson Univ. HospitalPhiladelphia$403.22$412.18$4,790
Upmc JamesonNew Castle$455.96$1,884.6$3,141
Jeanes HospitalPhiladelphia$516.88$11,813
Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia$550.05$11,813
American Oncologic HospialPhiladelphia$714.37$11,813
Upmc HamotErie$773.4$1,546.8$2,578
Charles Cole Memorial HospitalCoudersport$1,064.7$1,237.8$2,063
Upmc Horizon HospitalGreenville$1,151.67$1,771.8$2,953
Altoona Regional Health SystemAltoona$1,509$1,810.8$3,018
Upmc Magee-Womens HospitalPittsburgh$1,509$1,810.8$3,018
The Childrens Home Of PittsburghPittsburgh$1,509$1,810.8$3,018
Upmc Childrens Hospital Of PghPittsburgh$1,509$1,810.8$3,018
Upmc PassavantPittsburgh$1,625.79$4,621.2$7,702
Upmc Northwest HospitalSeneca$1,768.25$2,449.8$4,083
Upmc St MargaretPittsburgh$2,213.12$4,742.4$7,904
Divine Providence HospitalWilliamsport$2,486.57$3,051$5,085
Williamsport Hospital & Medical CtrWilliamsport$2,486.57$3,051$5,085
Lock Haven HospitalLock Haven$2,486.57$3,051$5,085
Muncy Valley HospitalMuncy$2,547.59$3,051$5,085
Upmc East HospitalMonroeville$2,833.1$5,074.2$8,457
Upmc Mercy HospitalPittsburgh$3,011.04$5,313.6$8,856
Upmc MckeesportMckeesport$3,126.26$4,936.2$8,227
WellsboroWellsboro$3,383.36$3,370.3$4,848.5
Upmc Bedford Memorial HospitalEverett$3,481.92$4,017.6$6,696
Upmc ShadysidePittsburgh$5,410.72$8,004$13,340
John Heinz Instit. Of Rehab MedicineWilkes-Barre$818
Penn State Hershey Rehabilitation LlHummelstown$464.54$1,786
St Christophers Hospital For ChildrPhiladelphia$6,831.5$13,663
Lifecare Hospitals Of Chester CountyWest Chester$6,187$6,187
Holy Spirit HospitalCamp Hill$426.68$1,786
Chestnut Hill HospitalPhiladelphia$1,598$6,392
Uniontown HospitalUniontown$765$1,530
Reading Hospital And Medical CenterReading$4,474.4$6,392
Clarion HospitalClarion$1,232$2,200
St. Joseph Medical CenterReading$464.54$1,786
Hospital Of The Univ Of PennaPhiladelphia$11,605$11,605
Pottstown Memorial Medical CenterPottstown$1,856.5$7,426
Wayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale$1,564.5$2,235
Phoenixville HospitalPhoenixville$1,598$6,392
Miners HospitalHastings$1,373$3,432.5
Westmoreland Regional HospitalGreensburg$1,237.8$2,063
Armstrong County MemorialKittanning$726.3$2,421
Butler Memorial HospitalButler
The Chester County HospitalWest Chester$6,187$6,187
Doylestown HospitalDoylestown$4,910$4,910
Frick HospitalMount Pleasant$1,237.8$2,063
Latrobe Area HospitalLatrobe$1,237.8$2,063
Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia$8,858$8,858
Pennsylvania Hospital Of UphsPhiladelphia$11,605$11,605
Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterHershey$591.7$1,786
Physicians Care Surgical HospitalRoyersford$393.4$5,829
Hampden Medical CenterEnola$562.05$1,786
Meyersdale Community HospitalMeyersdale$1,056$2,640
Miners HospitalHastings$1,373$3,432.5
Allied Services Rehab HospitalScranton$818