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MRI Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast
Whiteville, NC
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Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Inc’s median price of $2.3k is 292% above the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 87% 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: 13 payers, 39 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 Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $226.77 | $226.77 | $226.77 – $226.77 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $226.77 | $226.77 | $226.77 – $226.77 |
| 3 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $226.77 | $226.77 | $226.77 – $226.77 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $233.57 | $233.57 | $233.57 – $233.57 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $234.70 | $234.70 | $234.70 – $234.70 |
| 6 | Devoted medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $235.84 | $235.84 | $235.84 – $235.84 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $238.11 | $238.11 | $238.11 – $238.11 |
| 8 | Molina managed medicaid case rate · inpatient | $751.78 | $751.78 | $751.78 – $751.78 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $847.36 | $847.36 | $847.36 – $847.36 |
| 10 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $847.36 | $847.36 | $847.36 – $847.36 |
| 11 | Molina managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $974.48 | $974.48 | $974.48 – $974.48 |
| 12 | Bcbs Nc blue essentials percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,651 | $1,651 | $1,651 – $1,651 |
| 13 | Bcbs Nc blue choice percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,711 | $1,711 | $1,711 – $1,711 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nc blue choice percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,711 | $1,711 | $1,711 – $1,711 |
| 15 | Bcbs Nc blue essentials percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,711 | $1,711 | $1,711 – $1,711 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nc blue value percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,029 | $2,029 | $2,029 – $2,029 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nc blue value percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,150 | $2,150 | $2,150 – $2,150 |
| 18 | Ambetter commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,209 | $2,209 | $2,209 – $2,209 |
| 19 | Bcbs Nc blue select percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,300 | $2,300 | $2,300 – $2,300 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,300 | $2,300 | $2,300 – $2,300 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc blue select percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,437 | $2,437 | $2,437 – $2,437 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,437 | $2,437 | $2,437 – $2,437 |
| 23 | Oscar commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,467 | $2,467 | $2,467 – $2,467 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,508 | $2,508 | $2,508 – $2,508 |
| 25 | Ambetter commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,569 | $2,569 | $2,569 – $2,569 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2025
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