MRI lumbar spine with contrast dye at Blessing Hospital

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Original text from hospital filings

CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/CONTRAST MATERIAL

Quincy, IL

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Blessing Hospital’s median price of $788 is 1% above the median hospital's median price ($779), higher than 50% of the 2,508 hospitals reporting CPT 72149. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 72149 at Blessing Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 22 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	Aetna commercial professional · case rate · both	$172	$169	$70	41%	—	$82 – $254
2	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · case rate · both	$172	$169	$70	41%	—	$82 – $254
3	UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$198	$187	$81	44%	—	$81 – $280
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$314	$303	$129	42%	—	$140 – $455
5	Bcbs Il commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$381	$376	$156	41%	—	$184 – $565
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient	$400	$400	—	—	—	$400 – $400
7	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$781	$781	—	—	—	$781 – $781
8	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$795	$795	—	—	—	$795 – $795
9	Bcbs Il commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$796	$796	—	—	—	$796 – $796
10	Bcbs Il commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$796	$796	—	—	—	$796 – $796
11	Bcbs Mo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$928	$928	—	—	—	$928 – $928
12	Bcbs Mo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$928	$928	—	—	—	$928 – $928
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$928	$928	—	—	—	$928 – $928
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$928	$928	—	—	—	$928 – $928
15	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$990	$990	—	—	—	$990 – $990
16	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$990	$990	—	—	—	$990 – $990
17	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$990	$990	—	—	—	$990 – $990
18	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$990	$990	—	—	—	$990 – $990
19	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$990	$990	—	—	—	$990 – $990
20	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$990	$990	—	—	—	$990 – $990
21	Humana commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
22	Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k

Last updated: Jun 8, 2026

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