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Metro

CPT 72148 · outpatient · Wasatch Front

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
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from $85 to $5,323
631 negotiated rates · 17 hospitals · metro median $654
  • SelectHealth
  • Regence BCBS
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • PEHP
  • Humana
  • Molina
  • Other
  • Cash price
  • Hospital's stated min to max
  • % of billed charges
$0$1.0k$2.0k$3.0k$4.0k$5.0k$6.0kmetro median $654Timpanogos Regional Hospitalmedian $528 · -19% vs metro · 36 not plottedLone Peak Hospitalmedian $537 · -18% vs metro · 30 not plottedMountain View Hospitalmedian $600 · -8% vs metro · 42 not plottedHoly Cross Hospital - Jordan Valleymedian $601 · -8% vs metro · 16 not plottedAlta View Hospitalmedian $654 · +0% vs metroLayton Hospitalmedian $654 · +0% vs metroSpanish Fork Hospitalmedian $654 · +0% vs metroRiverton Hospitalmedian $654 · +0% vs metroAmerican Fork Hospitalmedian $654 · +0% vs metroOrem Community Hospitalmedian $654 · +0% vs metroLDS Hospitalmedian $654 · +0% vs metroUtah Valley Hospitalmedian $654 · +0% vs metroLakeview Hospitalmedian $659 · +1% vs metro · 44 not plottedSt. Mark's Hospitalmedian $666 · +2% vs metroHoly Cross Hospital - Salt Lakemedian $784 · +20% vs metro · 17 not plottedUniversity of Utah Hospitalmedian $805 · +23% vs metro · 939 not plottedHoly Cross Hospital - Davismedian $937 · +43% vs metro · 19 not plotted

Metro benchmark by payer

Metro median across all plans and hospitals: $654

PayerPlansHospitalsMedianvs metroCheapestDearestSpread
Other15512$1,064+63%$110 Holy Cross Hospital - Jordan Valley$4,844 Holy Cross Hospital - Davis44×
Regence BCBS11417$616-6%$233 Holy Cross Hospital - Jordan Valley$2,954 Holy Cross Hospital - Davis13×
SelectHealth8211$654+0%$85 Holy Cross Hospital - Davis$3,523 Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake41×
Aetna6517$2,352+260%$234 Riverton Hospital$4,498 Holy Cross Hospital - Davis19×
Medicaid / CHIP4011$199-70%$96 Holy Cross Hospital - Jordan Valley$654 Spanish Fork Hospital6.8×
Cigna375$1,496+129%$490 Holy Cross Hospital - Jordan Valley$4,258 Holy Cross Hospital - Davis8.7×
UnitedHealthcare2811$1,064+63%$234 Riverton Hospital$5,323 Holy Cross Hospital - Davis23×
EMI Health2711$1,064+63%$1,064 Alta View Hospital$5,323 Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake5×
PEHP2511$1,064+63%$1,064 Alta View Hospital$5,323 Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake5×
Molina2411$265-59%$257 Riverton Hospital$266 Orem Community Hospital1×
Medicare Advantage168$241-63%$234 Riverton Hospital$251 Orem Community Hospital1.1×
Humana1111$253-61%$110 Holy Cross Hospital - Jordan Valley$253 Utah Valley Hospital2.3×
U of U Health Plans74$843+29%$548 University of Utah Hospital$937 Holy Cross Hospital - Davis1.7×

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 Wasatch FrontLowHighSpread
Phoenix AZ20650$283-57%$167$3,31820×
Las Vegas NV11320$540-17%$77$10,494136×
Wasatch Front UT17631$654$85$5,32363×
Dallas–Fort Worth TX15730$956+46%$194$13,30769×
Denver CO16455$1,171+79%$123$17,525142×