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Lumbar spine MRI without contrast at Forbes Hospital.

๐Ÿ“ Monroeville, PA 3/5 CMS rating CPT 72148
Cash-pay price
$43 to $2,037
Forbes Hospital is significantly cheaper than median (-98%) for lumbar spine mri without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $12 โ€“ $2,611

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Forbes Hospital negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$225 โ€“ $663
UnitedHealthcare$135 โ€“ $735
Cigna$112 โ€“ $542
Humana$246
Medicare$71 โ€“ $251
Medicaid$91 โ€“ $2,818

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 ยท 344 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg ฮ”
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.9/5 +0.1
Would definitely recommend 70% 70.3% 0pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 67% 69.2% -2pp
Nurses always communicated well 79% 75.9% +3pp
Doctors always communicated well 80% 76.9% +3pp
Given clear info about recovery 87% 84.8% +2pp
Room and bathroom always clean 67% 68.6% -2pp
Staff always explained meds 59% 57.8% +1pp
Quiet at night, always 46% 52.6% -7pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Forbes Hospital's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 72148, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan โ€” see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of lumbar spine mri without contrast prices, see the Lumbar spine MRI without contrast overview.