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HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST
Burnsville, MN
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Fairview Health Services’s median price of $249 is 57% below the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 13% 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: 8 payers, 64 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 managed medicaid/accessability fee schedule · both | $98.17 | $99.77 | $51.48 – $149.65 |
| 3 | Bcbs Mn pmap 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 non-snp 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/medicare advantage snp fee schedule · both | $133.06 | $136.41 | $71.56 – $204.62 |
| 11 | Sanford Health Plan commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $149.61 | $149.61 | $149.61 – $149.61 |
| 12 | First Health commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $208.28 | $208.28 | $208.28 – $208.28 |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $215.90 | $215.90 | $215.90 – $215.90 |
| 14 | Sanford Health Plan medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $235.14 | $235.14 | $235.14 – $235.14 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $235.14 | $235.14 | $235.14 – $235.14 |
| 16 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $235.14 | $235.14 | $235.14 – $235.14 |
| 17 | Ucare medicare advantage/msho fee schedule · outpatient | $238.67 | $238.67 | $238.67 – $238.67 |
| 18 | Medica medicare advantage non-snp other · inpatient | $238.96 | $238.96 | $238.96 – $238.96 |
| 19 | Medica msho/medicare advantage snp other · inpatient | $238.96 | $238.96 | $238.96 – $238.96 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage other · inpatient | $238.96 | $238.96 | $238.96 – $238.96 |
| 21 | Ucare pmap other · inpatient | $240.47 | $240.47 | $240.47 – $240.47 |
| 22 | Ucare medicare advantage/msho other · inpatient | $242.54 | $242.54 | $242.54 – $242.54 |
| 23 | WellCare medicare advantage other · inpatient | $244.52 | $244.52 | $244.52 – $244.52 |
| 24 | Bcbs Mn medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $244.55 | $244.55 | $244.55 – $244.55 |
| 25 | Ucare pmap fee schedule · outpatient | $246.69 | $246.69 | $246.69 – $246.69 |
Last updated: Feb 6, 2026
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