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.
Original text from hospital filings
Mri Lumbar Spine W Con
Anahuac, TX
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Chambers Health’s median price of $871 is 12% above the median hospital's median price ($778), higher than 55% of the 2,479 hospitals reporting CPT 72149. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 3 payers, 4 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 | Bcbs Tx blue advantage hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $829 | $829 | $695 | 84% | — | $134 – $1.5k |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.0k | $1.0k | $869 | 84% | — | $167 – $1.9k |
| 3 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | $1.1k | 84% | — | $217 – $2.5k |
| 4 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | $1.1k | 84% | — | $217 – $2.5k |
Last updated: Aug 6, 2026
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