MRI lumbar spine with contrast dye at Methodist Hospital

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Original text from hospital filings

MRI L-SPINE W/CONT

SAN ANTONIO, TX

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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $1.7k is 123% above the median hospital's median price ($778), higher than 78% of the 2,479 hospitals reporting CPT 72149. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 72149 at Methodist Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 41 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	First Health chip fee schedule · outpatient	$279	$279	—	—	—	$279 – $279
2	First Health chipperinate fee schedule · outpatient	$279	$279	—	—	—	$279 – $279
3	First Health mcdstar fee schedule · outpatient	$279	$279	—	—	—	$279 – $279
4	UnitedHealthcare mcd fee schedule · outpatient	$279	$279	—	—	—	$279 – $279
5	First Health mcdstarkids fee schedule · outpatient	$285	$285	—	—	—	$285 – $285
6	First Health starplus fee schedule · outpatient	$285	$285	—	—	—	$285 – $285
7	Aetna Better Health chip fee schedule · outpatient	$305	$305	—	—	—	$305 – $305
8	Aetna Better Health chipepo fee schedule · outpatient	$305	$305	—	—	—	$305 – $305
9	Aetna Better Health chipperinate fee schedule · outpatient	$305	$305	—	—	—	$305 – $305
10	Aetna Better Health chpfc fee schedule · outpatient	$305	$305	—	—	—	$305 – $305
11	Aetna Better Health star fee schedule · outpatient	$305	$305	—	—	—	$305 – $305
12	Aetna Better Health star+plus fee schedule · outpatient	$305	$305	—	—	—	$305 – $305
13	Aetna Better Health starkids fee schedule · outpatient	$305	$305	—	—	—	$305 – $305
14	Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient	$307	$307	—	—	—	$307 – $307
15	Molina mcdstar fee schedule · outpatient	$307	$307	—	—	—	$307 – $307
16	Molina star+plus fee schedule · outpatient	$307	$307	—	—	—	$307 – $307
17	Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient	$307	$307	—	—	—	$307 – $307
18	Humana mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient	$349	$349	—	—	—	$349 – $349
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient	$615	$615	—	—	—	$615 – $615
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$722	$722	—	—	—	$722 – $722
21	Aetna qhphix case rate · outpatient	$766	$766	—	—	—	$766 – $766
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient	$790	$790	—	—	—	$790 – $790
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient	$790	$790	—	—	—	$790 – $790
24	UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix fee schedule · outpatient	$828	$828	—	—	—	$828 – $828
25	UnitedHealthcare charter fee schedule · outpatient	$828	$828	—	—	—	$828 – $828

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Last updated: May 1, 2026

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