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TC MR, SPINE LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST
Austin, TX
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Texas Children's Hospital - Austin’s median price of $3.5k is 505% above the median hospital's median price ($574), higher than 96% of the 2,615 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: 7 payers, 23 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 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare star kids mcd/united healthcare star mcd/united healthcare star plus mcd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 3 | Molina molina chip/molina star mcd/molina star plus mcd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs star kids mcd/bcbs tx star mcd/bcbs tx star plus mcd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 5 | First Health community first chip/community first health perinate chip/community first star mcd/community first start kids mcd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 6 | Cigna cigna tch employee plan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 7 | Cigna cigna tch employee plan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 8 | Cigna cigna local plus/cigna sure fit hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 9 | Cigna cigna local plus/cigna sure fit hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 10 | Cigna cigna harris county ppo/hmo/cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs hmo blue essentials tx facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 14 | Aetna aetna epo/aetna pos/aetna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 15 | Aetna aetna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 16 | Cigna cigna harris county ppo/hmo/cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare golden rule/umr/united healthcare international/united healthcare pos/epo/united healthcare ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 18 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 19 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | — | $5.0k – $5.0k |
| 20 | MultiPlan multiplan other facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | — | $5.0k – $5.0k |
| 21 | MultiPlan multiplan other facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | — | $5.0k – $5.0k |
| 22 | First Health ccn network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | — | $5.2k – $5.2k |
| 23 | First Health ccn network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | — | $5.2k – $5.2k |
Last updated: Mar 5, 2026
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