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Lumbar spine MRI without contrast at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens.

📍 Queens, NY 4/5 CMS rating CPT 72148
Cash-pay price
$4,733
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens is significantly more expensive than median (+94%) for lumbar spine mri without contrast.

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates NewYork-Presbyterian Queens negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$3,280
Anthem BCBS$544 – $1,805
UnitedHealthcare$549 – $1,988
Cigna$2,268
HealthNet$4,449
Medicare$272 – $300
Medicaid$544 – $625

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 1,219 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 2/5 2.8/5 -0.8
Would definitely recommend 65% 69.6% -5pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 63% 68.6% -6pp
Nurses always communicated well 70% 75.6% -6pp
Doctors always communicated well 76% 76.6% -1pp
Given clear info about recovery 86% 84.4% +2pp
Room and bathroom always clean 69% 68.6% 0pp
Staff always explained meds 58% 57.6% 0pp
Quiet at night, always 48% 52.2% -4pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from NewYork-Presbyterian Queens'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.