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MRI L-SPINE W/O CONT
Franklin, NC
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Angel Medical Center’s median price of $2.1k is 257% above the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 85% of the 2,589 hospitals reporting CPT 72148. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 18 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mcr percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,005 | $1,005 | $1,005 – $1,005 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,058 | $1,058 | $1,058 – $1,058 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare bhmgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,074 | $1,074 | $1,074 – $1,074 |
| 4 | WellCare mgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,090 | $1,090 | $1,090 – $1,090 |
| 5 | Aetna mcr percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,301 | $1,301 | $1,301 – $1,301 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,010 | $2,010 | $2,010 – $2,010 |
| 7 | Cigna hix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,052 | $2,052 | $2,052 – $2,052 |
| 8 | Cigna ifp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,052 | $2,052 | $2,052 – $2,052 |
| 9 | Cigna newbusiness percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,052 | $2,052 | $2,052 – $2,052 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,282 | $2,282 | $2,282 – $2,282 |
| 11 | Amerihealth Caritas commercial-exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,306 | $2,306 | $2,306 – $2,306 |
| 12 | Caresource hix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,602 | $2,602 | $2,602 – $2,602 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare globalbenefitplanappendix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,661 | $2,661 | $2,661 – $2,661 |
| 14 | Medcost ultrarate percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,993 | $2,993 | $2,993 – $2,993 |
| 15 | Medcost standard percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,061 | $3,061 | $3,061 – $3,061 |
| 16 | Cigna existingbusiness percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,382 | $3,382 | $3,382 – $3,382 |
| 17 | Aetna comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,702 | $3,702 | $3,702 – $3,702 |
| 18 | MultiPlan comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,731 | $4,731 | $4,731 – $4,731 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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