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MRI Spine Lumbar W/ Contrast (Total)
Low
$1
Average
$2.3k
Median
$1.2k
High
$1509.5k
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iThe hospitals that file a Aetna rate for this code, one row per hospital and set of terms (billing class, payment method, setting). Rates under different terms are never blended, so the terms are shown under each hospital’s name. Figures are the hospital’s averages across its plans.| # | Plans | |||||||
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| 1 | Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA professional · fee schedule · both | 1 | $191 | $191 | — | — | 24 | $191 – $191 |
| 2 | Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.2k | $2.2k | $548 | 25% | 23 | $1.7k – $2.8k |
| 3 | Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | 23 | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 4 | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | 2–20 | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 5 | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | 2–20 | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 6 | LUCILE SALTER PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT STANFORD PALO ALTO, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | 2–20 | $6.7k – $6.7k |
| 7 | MaineHealth Norway, ME other · outpatient | 2 | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | 2–20 | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 8 | ARH Tug Valley Health Services, Inc. Prestonsburg, KY other · outpatient | 1 | $267 | $267 | — | — | 1–10 | $267 – $267 |
| 9 | Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay, WI percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | 1–10 | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 10 | Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Corporation Parkersburg, WV facility · other · outpatient | 2 | $350 | $295 | $95 | 32% | 1–10 | $129 – $350 |
| 11 | Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $23.0k | $23.0k | $18.1k | 79% | 1–10 | $4.9k – $41.1k |
| 12 | Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC facility · other · outpatient | 2 | $351 | $351 | $3 | 1% | 1–10 | $348 – $355 |
| 13 | HOULTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL HOULTON, ME fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $93 | $93 | — | — | 1–10 | $93 – $93 |
| 14 | HOULTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL HOULTON, ME percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 15 | MCLAREN GREATER LANSING LANSING, MI percent of total billed chargesfrom % of charges | 1 | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | 1–10 | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 16 | MaineHealth Norway, ME percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $1.4k | $1.4k | $559 | 40% | 1–10 | $832 – $1.9k |
| 17 | Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO fee schedule · both | 1 | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 18 | Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY other · inpatient | 1 | $893 | $893 | — | — | 1–10 | $893 – $893 |
| 19 | Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | 1–10 | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 20 | Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA per diem · both | 2 | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 21 | Piedmont Augusta Augusta, GA per diem · both | 2 | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 22 | Stormont Vail Healthcare, Inc Topeka, KS percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $238.6k | $238.6k | — | — | 1–10 | $238.6k – $238.6k |
| 23 | Tufts Medical Center BOSTON, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 24 | Valley County Hospital NE 68862-1240; 400 S 23rd St Ord, NE facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | 1–10 | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 25 | Victoria of Texas LP Victoria, TX facility · other · outpatient | 3 | $3.8k | $3.6k | $2.6k | 71% | 1–10 | $355 – $6.6k |
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