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HC MRI Lumbar Spine W/O
Utica, NY
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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $505 is 12% below the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 44% 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, 28 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 | Humana humana military other · outpatient | $271.74 | $271.74 | $271.74 – $271.74 |
| 2 | Tricare humana military other · outpatient | $271.74 | $271.74 | $271.74 – $271.74 |
| 3 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicare advantage other · outpatient | $297.84 | $297.84 | $297.84 – $297.84 |
| 4 | Humana humana medicare advantage other · outpatient | $297.84 | $297.84 | $297.84 – $297.84 |
| 5 | Medicare medicare other · outpatient | $297.84 | $297.84 | $297.84 – $297.84 |
| 6 | Optum vaccn optum other · outpatient | $297.84 | $297.84 | $297.84 – $297.84 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage other · outpatient | $300.82 | $300.82 | $300.82 – $300.82 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage other · outpatient | $303.80 | $303.80 | $303.80 – $303.80 |
| 9 | WellCare wellcare medicare advantage other · outpatient | $306.78 | $306.78 | $306.78 – $306.78 |
| 10 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 11 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 12 | Molina misc medicaid mco fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc essential plan fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 15 | WellCare hb mvhs wellcare medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan fee schedule · outpatient | $664.00 | $664.00 | $664.00 – $664.00 |
| 17 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $672.91 | $672.91 | $672.91 – $672.91 |
| 18 | Cigna mvp and cigna commercial other · outpatient | $855.73 | $855.73 | $855.73 – $855.73 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,018 | $1,018 | $1,018 – $1,018 |
| 20 | Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,517 | $1,517 | $1,517 – $1,517 |
| 21 | Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,655 | $1,655 | $1,655 – $1,655 |
| 22 | Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,734 | $1,734 | $1,734 – $1,734 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,734 | $1,734 | $1,734 – $1,734 |
| 24 | Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,734 | $1,734 | $1,734 – $1,734 |
| 25 | Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,734 | $1,734 | $1,734 – $1,734 |
Last updated: Aug 7, 2026
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