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Lumbar spine MRI without contrast at Garfield Medical Center.

📍 Monterey Park, CA 1/5 CMS rating CPT 72148
Cash-pay price
$7,612
Garfield Medical Center is significantly more expensive than median (+212%) for lumbar spine mri without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $7,612

Insurance rates.

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

PayerRange
Aetna$489
Anthem BCBS$375 – $618
Blue Cross Blue Shield$302 – $5,316
UnitedHealthcare$761
HealthNet$302 – $4,187
Medicare$302 – $3,045
Medicaid$186 – $7,612

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 504 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 61% 69.6% -9pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 67% 68.6% -2pp
Nurses always communicated well 74% 75.6% -2pp
Doctors always communicated well 74% 76.6% -3pp
Given clear info about recovery 84% 84.4% 0pp
Room and bathroom always clean 71% 68.6% +2pp
Staff always explained meds 64% 57.6% +6pp
Quiet at night, always 46% 52.2% -6pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Garfield 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.