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MRI L-SPINE W/O CONT
Spruce Pine, NC
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Blue Ridge Regional Hospital’s median price of $2.2k is 280% above the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 86% 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 | $946.10 | $946.10 | $946.10 – $946.10 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $992.22 | $992.22 | $992.22 – $992.22 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare bhmgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,007 | $1,007 | $1,007 – $1,007 |
| 4 | WellCare mgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,022 | $1,022 | $1,022 – $1,022 |
| 5 | Aetna mcr percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,183 | $1,183 | $1,183 – $1,183 |
| 6 | Cigna hix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,010 | $2,010 | $2,010 – $2,010 |
| 7 | Cigna ifp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,010 | $2,010 | $2,010 – $2,010 |
| 8 | Cigna newbusiness percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,010 | $2,010 | $2,010 – $2,010 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas commercial-exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,188 | $2,188 | $2,188 – $2,188 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,383 | $2,383 | $2,383 – $2,383 |
| 11 | Cigna existingbusiness percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,418 | $2,418 | $2,418 – $2,418 |
| 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 | UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,797 | $2,797 | $2,797 – $2,797 |
| 15 | Medcost ultrarate percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,878 | $2,878 | $2,878 – $2,878 |
| 16 | Medcost standard percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,999 | $2,999 | $2,999 – $2,999 |
| 17 | Aetna comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,157 | $4,157 | $4,157 – $4,157 |
| 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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