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Metro

CPT 72148 · outpatient · Denver

MRI lumbar spine, without contrast

The classic shoppable scan. Same magnet, same 30 minutes, wildly different bills.

Phoenix$283Las Vegas$540Wasatch Front$654Dallas–Fort Worth$956Denver$1.2k
Bubble size: metro median negotiated rate. Click a metro to switch.
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from $123 to $17,525
455 negotiated rates · 16 hospitals · metro median $1,171
  • SelectHealth
  • Regence BCBS
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Humana
  • Other
  • Cash price
  • Hospital's stated min to max
  • % of billed charges
$0$5.0k$10k$15k$20kmetro median $1.2kSt. Anthony North Health Campusmedian $124 · -89% vs metro · 26 not plottedPlatte Valley Medical Centermedian $243 · -79% vs metroGood Samaritan Medical Centermedian $467 · -60% vs metro · 5 not plottedSt. Anthony Hospitalmedian $518 · -56% vs metro · 27 not plottedLutheran Hospitalmedian $632 · -46% vs metro · 3 not plottedSaint Joseph Hospitalmedian $632 · -46% vs metro · 5 not plottedUCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospitalmedian $715 · -39% vs metro · 5 not plottedUCHealth Broomfield Hospitalmedian $715 · -39% vs metro · 7 not plottedUCHealth Longs Peak Hospitalmedian $752 · -36% vs metro · 8 not plottedUniversity of Colorado Hospitalmedian $914 · -22% vs metro · 16 not plottedMountain Ridge Medical Centermedian $5.5k · +367% vs metro · 4 not plottedThe Medical Center of Auroramedian $6.1k · +418% vs metro · 2 not plottedPresbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Centermedian $6.9k · +488% vs metro · 2 not plottedRose Medical Centermedian $7.8k · +569% vs metro · 2 not plottedSwedish Medical Centermedian $10k · +781% vs metro · 2 not plottedSky Ridge Medical Centermedian $12k · +964% vs metro · 2 not plotted

Metro benchmark by payer

Metro median across all plans and hospitals: $1,171

PayerPlansHospitalsMedianvs metroCheapestDearestSpread
Other20316$2,960+153%$124 St. Anthony North Health Campus$17,525 Sky Ridge Medical Center141×
Cigna7815$1,646+41%$124 St. Anthony North Health Campus$12,462 Sky Ridge Medical Center100×
Aetna5315$467-60%$124 St. Anthony North Health Campus$4,048 Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center33×
UnitedHealthcare3910$243-79%$123 St. Anthony North Health Campus$1,569 University of Colorado Hospital13×
Workers comp246$393-66%$377 Mountain Ridge Medical Center$17,525 Sky Ridge Medical Center46×
Regence BCBS196$1,171+0%$124 St. Anthony North Health Campus$5,889 St. Anthony Hospital47×
SelectHealth168$343-71%$243 Platte Valley Medical Center$1,334 UCHealth Broomfield Hospital5.5×
Medicare Advantage166$243-79%$243 Good Samaritan Medical Center$243 University of Colorado Hospital1×
Humana66$243-79%$124 St. Anthony North Health Campus$243 University of Colorado Hospital2×
Medicaid / CHIP11$234-80%$234 UCHealth Broomfield Hospital$234 UCHealth Broomfield Hospital1×

Medians are over payer plans, not weighted by volume. Plans priced as a percentage or formula are excluded because there is no dollar figure to compare.

Metro versus metro

The same procedure, same method, across every metro loaded so far. Median negotiated rate over all plans and hospitals.

MetroHospitalsPlansMedianvs DenverLowHighSpread
Phoenix AZ20650$283-76%$167$3,31820×
Las Vegas NV11320$540-54%$77$10,494136×
Wasatch Front UT17631$654-44%$85$5,32363×
Dallas–Fort Worth TX15730$956-18%$194$13,30769×
Denver CO16455$1,171$123$17,525142×