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HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST
Minneapolis, MN
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Fairview Health Services’s median price of $241 is 58% below the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 11% 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: 12 payers, 84 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 government transplant fee schedule · both | $70.08 | $82.38 | $48.96 – $140.41 |
| 2 | Ucare pmap fee schedule · both | $70.08 | $82.38 | $48.96 – $140.41 |
| 3 | Medica managed medicaid/accessability fee schedule · both | $74.83 | $87.70 | $51.48 – $149.65 |
| 4 | Bcbs Mn pmap fee schedule · both | $80.06 | $93.83 | $55.08 – $160.13 |
| 5 | Sanford Health Plan medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $93.32 | $109.67 | $65.40 – $186.63 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $93.32 | $109.67 | $65.40 – $186.63 |
| 7 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $93.32 | $109.67 | $65.40 – $186.63 |
| 8 | Bcbs Mn medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $97.05 | $114.06 | $68.02 – $194.10 |
| 9 | Medica medicare advantage non-snp fee schedule · both | $100.42 | $117.98 | $70.24 – $200.83 |
| 10 | Optum medicaid transplant fee schedule · both | $100.78 | $118.44 | $70.63 – $201.56 |
| 11 | Optum medicare transplant fee schedule · both | $100.78 | $118.44 | $70.63 – $201.56 |
| 12 | Ucare medicare advantage/msho fee schedule · both | $100.78 | $118.44 | $70.63 – $201.56 |
| 13 | Medica msho/medicare advantage snp fee schedule · both | $102.31 | $120.20 | $71.56 – $204.62 |
| 14 | Cigna lifesource transplant percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $142.00 | $124.24 | $88.48 – $142.24 |
| 15 | Sanford Health Plan commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $149.35 | $130.67 | $93.06 – $149.61 |
| 16 | Humana transplant percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $164.82 | $144.21 | $102.70 – $165.10 |
| 17 | Optum commercial transplant percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $164.82 | $144.21 | $102.70 – $165.10 |
| 18 | Aetna transplant percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $172.43 | $150.86 | $107.44 – $172.72 |
| 19 | First Health commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $207.92 | $181.92 | $129.56 – $208.28 |
| 20 | WellCare medicare advantage other · inpatient | $182.16 | $182.16 | $182.16 – $182.16 |
| 21 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $215.53 | $188.58 | $134.30 – $215.90 |
| 22 | Aetna transplant other · inpatient | $191.70 | $191.70 | $191.70 – $191.70 |
| 23 | Ucare pmap other · inpatient | $240.47 | $240.47 | $240.47 – $240.47 |
| 24 | Optum medicaid transplant fee schedule · outpatient | $240.61 | $240.61 | $240.61 – $240.61 |
| 25 | Sanford Health Plan medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $240.61 | $240.61 | $240.61 – $240.61 |
Last updated: Feb 6, 2026
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