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Lumbar spine MRI without contrast at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood.

📍 Houston, TX 2/5 CMS rating CPT 72148
Cash-pay price
$19,475
HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood is significantly more expensive than median (+698%) for lumbar spine mri without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $19,475

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$215
Blue Cross Blue Shield$506 – $6,816
UnitedHealthcare$203 – $8,764
HealthNet$193
Humana$246 – $2,640

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 1,044 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 1/5 2.8/5 -1.8
Would definitely recommend 51% 69.6% -19pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 55% 68.6% -14pp
Nurses always communicated well 68% 75.6% -8pp
Doctors always communicated well 69% 76.6% -8pp
Given clear info about recovery 77% 84.4% -7pp
Room and bathroom always clean 62% 68.6% -7pp
Staff always explained meds 49% 57.6% -9pp
Quiet at night, always 57% 52.2% +5pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood'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.