MRI lumbar spine without contrast dye at Fairview Bethesda Hospital

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HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST

St. Paul, MN

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Fairview Bethesda Hospital’s median price of $468 is 19% below the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 42% of the 2,589 hospitals reporting CPT 72148. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 72148 at Fairview Bethesda Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 61 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	Ucare pmap fee schedule · both	$91.20	$93.52	$48.96 – $140.41
2	Medica minnesota care/accessability/choice care government fee schedule · both	$98.17	$99.77	$51.48 – $149.65
3	Bcbs Mn managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$105.04	$106.75	$55.08 – $160.13
4	Sanford Health Plan medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$121.23	$124.42	$65.40 – $186.63
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$121.23	$124.42	$65.40 – $186.63
6	WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$121.23	$124.42	$65.40 – $186.63
7	Bcbs Mn medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$126.08	$129.40	$68.02 – $194.10
8	Medica medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$130.59	$133.89	$70.24 – $200.83
9	Ucare medicare advantage/msho fee schedule · both	$130.93	$134.37	$70.63 – $201.56
10	Medica msho fee schedule · both	$133.06	$136.41	$71.56 – $204.62
11	Sanford Health Plan medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$240.61	$240.61	$240.61 – $240.61
12	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$240.61	$240.61	$240.61 – $240.61
13	WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$240.61	$240.61	$240.61 – $240.61
14	Ucare medicare advantage/msho fee schedule · outpatient	$244.22	$244.22	$244.22 – $244.22
15	Ucare pmap fee schedule · outpatient	$246.69	$246.69	$246.69 – $246.69
16	Bcbs Mn medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$250.23	$250.23	$250.23 – $250.23
17	Medica medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$255.05	$255.05	$255.05 – $255.05
18	Ucare individual and family with m health fairview fee schedule · both	$319.93	$328.35	$172.59 – $492.52
19	Ucare individual and family fee schedule · both	$337.02	$345.89	$181.81 – $518.83
20	Medica bold fee schedule · both	$361.90	$368.21	$190.42 – $552.32
21	Medica vantage si fee schedule · both	$392.06	$398.90	$206.29 – $598.35
22	Medica city of st paul and essential/uplan fee schedule · both	$402.11	$409.13	$211.58 – $613.69
23	Medica individual and family, elect fee schedule · both	$402.11	$409.13	$211.58 – $613.69
24	Ucare individual and family with m health fairview fee schedule · outpatient	$423.23	$423.23	$423.23 – $423.23
25	Medica choice fee schedule · both	$416.19	$423.46	$218.99 – $635.19

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Last updated: Jan 29, 2026

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