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Lumbar spine MRI without contrast at Massachusetts General Hospital.

📍 Boston, MA 5/5 CMS rating CPT 72148
Cash-pay price
$3,281
Massachusetts General Hospital is more expensive than median (+35%) for lumbar spine mri without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $4,375

Insurance rates.

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

PayerRange
UnitedHealthcare$1,373

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 573 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.8/5 +1.2
Would definitely recommend 85% 69.6% +15pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 80% 68.6% +11pp
Nurses always communicated well 82% 75.6% +6pp
Doctors always communicated well 84% 76.6% +7pp
Given clear info about recovery 90% 84.4% +6pp
Room and bathroom always clean 70% 68.6% +1pp
Staff always explained meds 66% 57.6% +8pp
Quiet at night, always 45% 52.2% -7pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Massachusetts General 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.