Itemized  ·  Hospitals  ·  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center  ·  Lumbar spine MRI without contrast

Lumbar spine MRI without contrast at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

📍 Boston, MA 4/5 CMS rating CPT 72148
Cash-pay price
$3,237
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is more expensive than median (+33%) for lumbar spine mri without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $3,237

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Blue Cross Blue Shield$638
Medicare$286

See Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center vs. nearby hospitals.

Open the comparison filtered to lumbar spine mri without contrast. Add your insurance, your zip, see exactly what you'd pay.

Compare prices →

Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 4,525 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.8/5 +1.2
Would definitely recommend 79% 69.6% +9pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 76% 68.6% +7pp
Nurses always communicated well 81% 75.6% +5pp
Doctors always communicated well 80% 76.6% +3pp
Given clear info about recovery 87% 84.4% +3pp
Room and bathroom always clean 72% 68.6% +3pp
Staff always explained meds 63% 57.6% +5pp
Quiet at night, always 51% 52.2% -1pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center'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 — 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.