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72156 MRI SCAN OF UPPER SPINAL CANAL BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST
Low
$1
Average
$911
Median
$502
High
$6.7k
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838 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 7.6× the 10th. Each bar is a price range and its height is how many hospitals fall in it. Hover a bar, or a row in the ladder, for details.
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iThe hospitals that file a Molina 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 | STATE OF MISSISSIPPI-UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER JACKSON, MS fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $440 | $440 | $159 | 36% | 66–75 | $280 – $599 |
| 2 | Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA professional · fee schedule · both | 2 | $129 | $129 | $63 | 49% | 54–63 | $66 – $191 |
| 3 | The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | 36 | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 4 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC. Louisville, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $669 | $669 | — | — | 24 | $669 – $669 |
| 5 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Corbin, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $487 | $487 | — | — | 19 | $487 – $487 |
| 6 | PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA facility · other · outpatient | 3 | $321 | $293 | $113 | 39% | 19 | $155 – $414 |
| 7 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Lexington, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $547 | $547 | — | — | 15 | $547 – $547 |
| 8 | PRISMA HEALTH BAPTIST EASLEY HOSPITAL EASLEY, SC fee schedule · both | 1 | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | 15 | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 9 | PRISMA HEALTH GREENVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GREENVILLE, SC fee schedule · both | 1 | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | 15 | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 10 | Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $2.6k | $2.9k | $1.5k | 53% | 15–33 | $1.2k – $5.0k |
| 11 | STATE OF MISSISSIPPI-UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER JACKSON, MS other · outpatient | 1 | $677 | $677 | — | — | 12 | $677 – $677 |
| 12 | METHODIST LEBONHEUR CHILDRENS HOSP TN 38301; 7691 POPLAR AVE. MEMPHIS, TN fee schedule · both | 2 | $321 | $321 | $36 | 11% | 2–20 | $285 – $356 |
| 13 | St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Ypsilanti, MI facility · other · both | 3 | $342 | $331 | $104 | 31% | 2–20 | $199 – $454 |
| 14 | St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI facility · other · both | 3 | $341 | $328 | $107 | 33% | 2–20 | $191 – $452 |
| 15 | St. Joseph Medical Center Bellingham, WA facility · other · outpatient | 2 | $435 | $383 | $63 | 17% | 2–20 | $306 – $435 |
| 16 | Adena Health System Chillicothe, OH facility · other · outpatient | 1 | $443 | $443 | — | — | 1–10 | $443 – $443 |
| 17 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Liberty, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 18 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Hazard, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 19 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Richmond, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $547 | $547 | — | — | 1–10 | $547 – $547 |
| 20 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Grange, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $547 | $547 | — | — | 1–10 | $547 – $547 |
| 21 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Paducah, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $487 | $487 | — | — | 1–10 | $487 – $487 |
| 22 | Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Boston, MA other · both | 1 | $424 | $424 | — | — | 1–10 | $424 – $424 |
| 23 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO West Jordan, UT other · inpatient | 1 | $232 | $232 | — | — | 1–10 | $232 – $232 |
| 24 | Carle BroMenn Medical Center Normal, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 25 | Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp Des Moines, IA facility · other · both | 1 | $333 | $333 | — | — | 1–10 | $333 – $333 |
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