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Lumbar spine MRI without contrast at Coast Plaza Hospital.

📍 Norwalk, CA 1/5 CMS rating CPT 72148
Cash-pay price
$3,371
Coast Plaza Hospital is more expensive than median (+38%) for lumbar spine mri without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $3,371

Insurance rates.

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

PayerRange
Blue Cross Blue Shield$459 – $2,285
UnitedHealthcare$377
HealthNet$306
Optum$383
Medicare$306 – $398
Medicaid$190

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 103 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 1/5 2.8/5 -1.8
Would definitely recommend 31% 69.6% -39pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 35% 68.6% -34pp
Nurses always communicated well 53% 75.6% -23pp
Doctors always communicated well 52% 76.6% -25pp
Given clear info about recovery 67% 84.4% -17pp
Room and bathroom always clean 63% 68.6% -6pp
Staff always explained meds 35% 57.6% -23pp
Quiet at night, always 21% 52.2% -31pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Coast Plaza 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 — 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.