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Metro

CPT 72148 · outpatient · Las Vegas

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 $77 to $10,494
320 negotiated rates · 11 hospitals · metro median $540
  • SelectHealth
  • Regence BCBS
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Humana
  • Molina
  • Other
  • Cash price
  • Hospital's stated min to max
  • % of billed charges
$0$2.0k$4.0k$6.0k$8.0k$10k$12kmetro median $540North Vista Hospitalmedian $260 · -52% vs metro · 1 not plottedSunrise Hospital and Medical Centermedian $456 · -15% vs metro · 2 not plottedMountainView Hospitalmedian $459 · -15% vs metro · 2 not plottedUniversity Medical Center of Southern Nevadamedian $789 · +46% vs metro · 22 not plottedSt. Rose Dominican - San Martinmedian $928 · +72% vs metro · 13 not plottedSt. Rose Dominican - Sienamedian $928 · +72% vs metro · 13 not plottedSummerlin Hospital Medical Centermedian $1.5k · +175% vs metroWest Henderson Hospitalmedian $1.5k · +175% vs metroHenderson Hospitalmedian $1.5k · +175% vs metroSpring Valley Hospital Medical Centermedian $1.5k · +175% vs metroCentennial Hills Hospital Medical Centermedian $1.5k · +175% vs metro

Metro benchmark by payer

Metro median across all plans and hospitals: $540

PayerPlansHospitalsMedianvs metroCheapestDearestSpread
Other18511$1,459+170%$77 MountainView Hospital$10,494 Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center136×
Medicaid / CHIP309$257-52%$177 North Vista Hospital$262 Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center1.5×
Aetna2811$928+72%$260 North Vista Hospital$2,163 St. Rose Dominican - Siena8.3×
Cigna1810$3,726+590%$531 University Medical Center of Southern Nevada$4,145 Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center7.8×
UnitedHealthcare172$267-50%$184 North Vista Hospital$1,459 University Medical Center of Southern Nevada7.9×
Humana148$1,202+123%$267 University Medical Center of Southern Nevada$1,546 Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center5.8×
Regence BCBS114$267-50%$207 St. Rose Dominican - San Martin$864 North Vista Hospital4.2×
Workers comp62$2,138+296%$2,025 Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center$2,183 MountainView Hospital1.1×
Molina54$266-51%$186 MountainView Hospital$395 University Medical Center of Southern Nevada2.1×
Medicare Advantage31$267-50%$267 University Medical Center of Southern Nevada$267 University Medical Center of Southern Nevada1×
SelectHealth31$395-27%$267 University Medical Center of Southern Nevada$395 University Medical Center of Southern Nevada1.5×

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 Las VegasLowHighSpread
Phoenix AZ20650$283-47%$167$3,31820×
Las Vegas NV11320$540$77$10,494136×
Wasatch Front UT17631$654+21%$85$5,32363×
Dallas–Fort Worth TX15730$956+77%$194$13,30769×
Denver CO16455$1,171+117%$123$17,525142×