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MRI L-Spine W/O Contrast
Philadelphia, PA
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The’s median price of $3.0k is 417% above the median hospital's median price ($574), higher than 94% of the 2,615 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, 12 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 | Highmark all plan types fee schedule · outpatient | $281 | $281 | — | — | — | $281 – $281 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare all plan types per diem · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 4 | Aetna Better Health all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 5 | Aetna all plan types per diem · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 6 | Bcbs Nj all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 8 | Cigna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 9 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 10 | Highmark all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 11 | First Health ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 12 | MultiPlan all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.9k | $6.9k | — | — | — | $6.9k – $6.9k |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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