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72156 MRI SCAN OF UPPER SPINAL CANAL BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST
Low
$2
Average
$2.8k
Median
$1.2k
High
$2165.1k
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iThe hospitals that file a UnitedHealthcare 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 | Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO per diem · both | 1 | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | 231 | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 2 | Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Inc Milwaukee, WI other · inpatient | 5 | $1.2k | $881 | $493 | 56% | 183–201 | $209 – $1.4k |
| 3 | Mayo Clinic Arizona Phoenix, AZ facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | 173–182 | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 4 | STATE OF MISSISSIPPI-UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER JACKSON, MS other · outpatient | 2 | $857 | $857 | $533 | 62% | 150 | $324 – $1.4k |
| 5 | Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO per diem · both | 1 | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | 114 | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 6 | Duke University Hospital Durham, NC facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $875 | $875 | $495 | 57% | 80–98 | $380 – $1.4k |
| 7 | Duke University Hospital Raleigh, NC facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $875 | $875 | $495 | 57% | 80–98 | $380 – $1.4k |
| 8 | DIGNITY HEALTH Phoenix, AZ fee schedule · outpatient | 6 | $824 | $704 | $252 | 36% | 76–85 | $345 – $1.0k |
| 9 | HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN other · inpatient | 3 | $954 | $760 | $273 | 36% | 65 | $374 – $954 |
| 10 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Corbin, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $487 | $487 | — | — | 58 | $487 – $487 |
| 11 | Duke University Hospital Durham, NC facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $692 | $692 | — | — | 52 | $692 – $692 |
| 12 | Duke University Hospital Raleigh, NC facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $692 | $692 | — | — | 52 | $692 – $692 |
| 13 | Fairview Health Services Edina, MN other · inpatient | 3 | $934 | $754 | $268 | 36% | 48–57 | $375 – $954 |
| 14 | Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY professional · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $282 | $282 | — | — | 45–54 | $282 – $282 |
| 15 | Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO other · both | 1 | $349 | $349 | — | — | 43 | $349 – $349 |
| 16 | Fairview Health Services Burnsville, MN other · inpatient | 3 | $928 | $748 | $273 | 37% | 41–50 | $361 – $954 |
| 17 | HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN other · inpatient | 3 | $932 | $749 | $274 | 37% | 39–48 | $361 – $954 |
| 18 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | 38–47 | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 19 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Lexington, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $547 | $547 | — | — | 37 | $547 – $547 |
| 20 | Fairview Health Services Wyoming, MN other · inpatient | 3 | $952 | $756 | $279 | 37% | 37–46 | $361 – $954 |
| 21 | Public Hospital Dis No 1 Skagit dba Skagit Valley Hospital Vernon, WA fee schedule · both | 2 | $917 | $917 | $542 | 59% | 31–40 | $375 – $1.5k |
| 22 | Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN other · inpatient | 3 | $954 | $756 | $279 | 37% | 30–39 | $361 – $954 |
| 23 | Avera McKennan Hospital Sioux Falls, SD fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $958 | $958 | — | — | 26 | $958 – $958 |
| 24 | St. Lukes Hospital of Kansas City City, KS per diem · both | 13 | $2.2k | $2.1k | $207 | 10% | 26–62 | $1.4k – $2.2k |
| 25 | Stormont Vail Healthcare, Inc Topeka, KS percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $371.3k | $371.3k | — | — | 26 | $371.3k – $371.3k |
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