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Lumbar spine MRI without contrast at OHSU Hospital.

๐Ÿ“ Portland, OR 3/5 CMS rating CPT 72148
Cash-pay price
$1,714
OHSU Hospital is cheaper than median (-26%) for lumbar spine mri without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $2,637

Insurance rates.

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

PayerRange
Aetna$320 โ€“ $639
Blue Cross Blue Shield$399 โ€“ $798
Kaiser Permanente$311 โ€“ $623
UnitedHealthcare$273 โ€“ $1,092
HealthNet$107 โ€“ $2,042
Medicare$107 โ€“ $536
Medicaid$107 โ€“ $214

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 ยท 1,176 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg ฮ”
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.9/5 +1.1
Would definitely recommend 77% 70.3% +7pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 74% 69.2% +5pp
Nurses always communicated well 81% 75.9% +5pp
Doctors always communicated well 81% 76.9% +4pp
Given clear info about recovery 89% 84.8% +4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 64% 68.6% -5pp
Staff always explained meds 61% 57.8% +3pp
Quiet at night, always 53% 52.6% 0pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from OHSU 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 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.