MRI of chest spine, without and with contrast dye at St.davids Surgical Hospital

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MRI T-SPINE W&W/O CONT

Austin, TX

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St.davids Surgical Hospital’s median price of $849 is 3% below the median hospital's median price ($879), higher than 49% of the 2,649 hospitals reporting CPT 72157. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 72157 at St.davids Surgical Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 31 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	Superior Healthplan chip percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
2	Superior Healthplan chpfc percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
3	Superior Healthplan star percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
4	Superior Healthplan starplus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
5	Superior Healthplan ambetterepo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$383	$383	—	—	—	$383 – $383
6	Superior Healthplan ambetterhmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$383	$383	—	—	—	$383 – $383
7	Superior Healthplan valuehmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$383	$383	—	—	—	$383 – $383
8	Humana mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient	$413	$413	—	—	—	$413 – $413
9	Aetna Better Health mcd fee schedule · outpatient	$416	$416	—	—	—	$416 – $416
10	UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$561	$561	—	—	—	$561 – $561
11	UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkhix fee schedule · outpatient	$563	$563	—	—	—	$563 – $563
12	Humana hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$625	$625	—	—	—	$625 – $625
13	Humana ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$625	$625	—	—	—	$625 – $625
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield traditional percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$664	$664	—	—	—	$664 – $664
15	UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix fee schedule · outpatient	$828	$828	—	—	—	$828 – $828
16	UnitedHealthcare smallgroup fee schedule · outpatient	$828	$828	—	—	—	$828 – $828
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient	$871	$871	—	—	—	$871 – $871
18	UnitedHealthcare globalbenefitplan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
20	First Health ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.5k	$1.4k	$122	8%	—	$1.3k – $1.6k
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield eposoa fee schedule · outpatient	$1.6k	$1.6k	—	—	—	$1.6k – $1.6k
24	MultiPlan phcsprimarynetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.7k	$1.7k	—	—	—	$1.7k – $1.7k
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$1.8k	$1.8k	—	—	—	$1.8k – $1.8k

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Last updated: Sep 1, 2026

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