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MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE
Santa Monica, CA
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Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital’s median price of $322 is 44% below the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 26% 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: 5 payers, 6 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 fee schedule · outpatient | $306.88 | $306.88 | $306.88 – $306.88 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $307.13 | $307.13 | $307.13 – $307.13 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $307.13 | $307.13 | $307.13 – $307.13 |
| 4 | Anthem all products-hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $334.65 | $334.65 | $334.65 – $334.65 |
| 5 | Anthem hmo-noncity of la fee schedule · outpatient | $375.53 | $375.53 | $375.53 – $375.53 |
| 6 | Optum medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $880.75 | $880.75 | $880.75 – $880.75 |
Last updated: Mar 29, 2026
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