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HC MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
Lexington, NC
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Lexington Medical Center’s median price of $1.2k is 115% above the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 70% 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: 11 payers, 36 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 | Aetna medicare advantage other · outpatient | $233.99 | $233.99 | $233.99 – $233.99 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage other · outpatient | $233.99 | $233.99 | $233.99 – $233.99 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage other · outpatient | $233.99 | $233.99 | $233.99 – $233.99 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage other · outpatient | $238.67 | $238.67 | $238.67 – $238.67 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $555.30 | $555.30 | $555.30 – $555.30 |
| 6 | WellCare medicaid managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $555.30 | $555.30 | $555.30 – $555.30 |
| 7 | Medcost employee managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $639.04 | $639.04 | $639.04 – $639.04 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue local individual percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $811.20 | $811.20 | $811.20 – $811.20 |
| 9 | Medcost employee managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $811.20 | $811.20 | $811.20 – $811.20 |
| 10 | Aetna ivl exchange percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $828.71 | $828.71 | $828.71 – $828.71 |
| 11 | Ambetter managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $837.47 | $837.47 | $837.47 – $837.47 |
| 12 | Aetna ivl exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $872.48 | $872.48 | $872.48 – $872.48 |
| 13 | Oscar managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $933.76 | $933.76 | $933.76 – $933.76 |
| 14 | Medcost ultra managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $986.28 | $986.28 | $986.28 – $986.28 |
| 15 | Medcost ultra managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,094 | $1,094 | $1,094 – $1,094 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hpn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,095 | $1,095 | $1,095 – $1,095 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare iex individual percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,147 | $1,147 | $1,147 – $1,147 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue value percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,236 | $1,236 | $1,236 – $1,236 |
| 19 | Cigna managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,269 | $1,269 | $1,269 – $1,269 |
| 20 | Oscar managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,284 | $1,284 | $1,284 – $1,284 |
| 21 | Cigna managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,293 | $1,293 | $1,293 – $1,293 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,301 | $1,301 | $1,301 – $1,301 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,307 | $1,307 | $1,307 – $1,307 |
| 24 | Aetna whole health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,891 | $1,891 | $1,891 – $1,891 |
| 25 | Medcost mbs and leased managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,897 | $1,897 | $1,897 – $1,897 |
Last updated: Oct 8, 2025
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