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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MRI DORSAL SPINE W/O CONTRAST
Washington, PA
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UPMC Washington’s median price of $359 is 39% below the median hospital's median price ($584), higher than 29% of the 2,659 hospitals reporting CPT 72146. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 20 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 | Highmark community blue medicare advantage/complete blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $214 | $214 | — | — | — | $214 – $214 |
| 2 | Highmark freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $221 | $221 | — | — | — | $221 – $221 |
| 3 | Aetna advantra washington prime facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $230 | $230 | — | — | — | $230 – $230 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $233 | $233 | — | — | — | $233 – $233 |
| 5 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $233 | $233 | — | — | — | $233 – $233 |
| 6 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $243 | $243 | — | — | — | $243 – $243 |
| 7 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $255 | $255 | — | — | — | $255 – $255 |
| 8 | Amerihealth Caritas medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $301 | $301 | — | — | — | $301 – $301 |
| 9 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $301 | $301 | — | — | — | $301 – $301 |
| 10 | Aetna chip/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $314 | $314 | — | — | — | $314 – $314 |
| 11 | Highmark my access blue ppo/my direct blue facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $359 | $359 | — | — | — | $359 – $359 |
| 12 | Highmark connect blue epo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $478 | $478 | — | — | — | $478 – $478 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $495 | $495 | — | — | — | $495 – $495 |
| 14 | Highmark community blue ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $505 | $505 | — | — | — | $505 – $505 |
| 15 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $531 | $531 | — | — | — | $531 – $531 |
| 16 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $531 | $531 | — | — | — | $531 – $531 |
| 17 | Aetna auto/workers compensation facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 18 | Aetna cofinity/firsthealth facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 19 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 20 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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