MRI lumbar spine with contrast dye at Astera Health

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MRI Lumbar Spine W Contrast

Wadena, MN

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Astera Health’s median price of $763 is 2% below the median hospital's median price ($778), higher than 49% of the 2,483 hospitals reporting CPT 72149. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 72149 at Astera Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 55 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 mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · outpatient	$90	$90	—	—	—	$90 – $90
2	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · outpatient	$90	$90	—	—	—	$90 – $90
3	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · outpatient	$90	$90	—	—	—	$90 – $90
4	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · outpatient	$90	$90	—	—	—	$90 – $90
5	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · outpatient	$90	$90	—	—	—	$90 – $90
6	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · inpatient	$125	$125	—	—	—	$125 – $125
7	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · outpatient	$125	$125	—	—	—	$125 – $125
8	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · inpatient	$136	$136	—	—	—	$136 – $136
9	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · outpatient	$175	$175	—	—	—	$175 – $175
10	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · inpatient	$207	$207	—	—	—	$207 – $207
11	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · outpatient	$207	$207	—	—	—	$207 – $207
12	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · inpatient	$207	$207	—	—	—	$207 – $207
13	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · outpatient	$207	$207	—	—	—	$207 – $207
14	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · inpatient	$228	$228	—	—	—	$228 – $228
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · inpatient	$268	$268	—	—	—	$268 – $268
16	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · inpatient	$268	$268	—	—	—	$268 – $268
17	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · inpatient	$268	$268	—	—	—	$268 – $268
18	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · inpatient	$268	$268	—	—	—	$268 – $268
19	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · outpatient	$360	$360	—	—	—	$360 – $360
20	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · inpatient	$425	$425	—	—	—	$425 – $425
21	Medica medica [100341] fee schedule · outpatient	$497	$497	—	—	—	$497 – $497
22	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
23	Ucare ucare commercial [100748] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	$969	85%	—	$175 – $2.1k
24	Medica medica mncare [100751] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
25	Medica medica pmap [100345] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k

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Last updated: Feb 20, 2026

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