Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O & W/Contr Matrl
Low
$1
Average
$1.7k
Median
$1.2k
High
$16.0k
Each hospital's average Blue Cross Blue Shield rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
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iThe hospitals that file a Blue Cross Blue Shield 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 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Saginaw, MI professional · other · both | 1 | $350 | $350 | — | — | 744 | $350 – $350 |
| 2 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 4 | $2.1k | $2.0k | $347 | 17% | 304 | $1.4k – $2.3k |
| 3 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 4 | $2.0k | $1.9k | $329 | 17% | 304 | $1.4k – $2.2k |
| 4 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA other · outpatient | 2 | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | 184 | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 5 | Duke University Hospital Durham, NC facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $3.3k | $3.3k | $1.9k | 59% | 184 | $1.3k – $5.2k |
| 6 | Duke University Hospital Raleigh, NC facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $3.3k | $3.3k | $1.9k | 59% | 184 | $1.3k – $5.2k |
| 7 | Mayo Clinic Arizona Phoenix, AZ facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 5 | $2.2k | $2.3k | $292 | 13% | 177–195 | $2.2k – $2.9k |
| 8 | Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO fee schedule · both | 2 | $411 | $411 | $1 | 0% | 154–172 | $410 – $412 |
| 9 | Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC facility · other · outpatient | 2 | $1.2k | $1.2k | $864 | 71% | 148 | $350 – $2.1k |
| 10 | St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 6 | $5.1k | $5.6k | $874 | 16% | 117 | $4.3k – $6.6k |
| 11 | The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | 96 | $5.2k – $5.2k |
| 12 | West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. Morgantown, WV facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $3.0k | $3.0k | $93 | 3% | 89–107 | $2.9k – $3.1k |
| 13 | St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Ypsilanti, MI facility · other · both | 2 | $268 | $268 | $74 | 27% | 81 | $195 – $342 |
| 14 | St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Ypsilanti, MI facility · fee schedule · both | 2 | $345 | $345 | — | — | 79–133 | $345 – $345 |
| 15 | Mercy Hospital Rogers dba Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Rogers, AR facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $352 | $352 | — | — | 68 | $352 – $352 |
| 16 | St. Peter's Health Helena, MT fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $357 | $357 | — | — | 64 | $357 – $357 |
| 17 | PRISMA HEALTH BAPTIST EASLEY HOSPITAL EASLEY, SC fee schedule · both | 4 | $1.3k | $1.6k | $598 | 39% | 62–71 | $1.1k – $2.6k |
| 18 | PRISMA HEALTH GREENVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GREENVILLE, SC fee schedule · both | 4 | $1.3k | $1.6k | $598 | 39% | 62–71 | $1.1k – $2.6k |
| 19 | Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Smith, AR facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $367 | $367 | — | — | 61 | $367 – $367 |
| 20 | Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Smith, AR facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $367 | $367 | — | — | 61 | $367 – $367 |
| 21 | AnMed Health Anderson, SC facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | 48–66 | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 22 | St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital | Trinity Health Medical Center - Brighton Brighton, MI facility · other · both | 2 | $268 | $268 | $73 | 27% | 48–57 | $195 – $341 |
| 23 | Methodist Medical Center of Illinois Peoria, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 4 | $3.3k | $3.3k | $82 | 2% | 45 | $3.2k – $3.4k |
| 24 | St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital | Trinity Health Medical Center - Brighton Brighton, MI facility · fee schedule · both | 2 | $345 | $345 | — | — | 45–81 | $345 – $345 |
| 25 | Tufts Medical Center BOSTON, MA fee schedule · both | 2 | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | 41 | $1.5k – $1.5k |
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