Itemized  ยท  Hospitals  ยท  Kings County Hospital Center  ยท  Lumbar spine MRI without contrast

Lumbar spine MRI without contrast at Kings County Hospital Center.

๐Ÿ“ Brooklyn, NY 1/5 CMS rating CPT 72148
Cash-pay price
$281
Kings County Hospital Center is significantly cheaper than median (-88%) for lumbar spine mri without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $554 โ€“ $1,593

Insurance rates.

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

PayerRange
Aetna$183 โ€“ $371
Anthem BCBS$222 โ€“ $1,275
UnitedHealthcare$522 โ€“ $1,275
Medicare$63 โ€“ $1,354
Medicaid$61 โ€“ $222

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 ยท 343 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg ฮ”
HCAHPS overall star rating 2/5 2.8/5 -0.8
Would definitely recommend 63% 69.6% -7pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 62% 68.6% -7pp
Nurses always communicated well 68% 75.6% -8pp
Doctors always communicated well 78% 76.6% +1pp
Given clear info about recovery 80% 84.4% -4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 69% 68.6% 0pp
Staff always explained meds 54% 57.6% -4pp
Quiet at night, always 49% 52.2% -3pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Kings County Hospital 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 โ€” 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.