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Lumbar spine MRI without contrast at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center.

📍 Tarzana, CA 3/5 CMS rating CPT 72148
Cash-pay price
$742 to $2,238
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center is significantly cheaper than median (-70%) for lumbar spine mri without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $2,120 – $6,395

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$734
Blue Cross Blue Shield$322 – $2,206
UnitedHealthcare$373
HealthNet$568 – $657
Medicare$307 – $2,124

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 438 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 74% 69.6% +4pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 73% 68.6% +4pp
Nurses always communicated well 75% 75.6% -1pp
Doctors always communicated well 72% 76.6% -5pp
Given clear info about recovery 81% 84.4% -3pp
Room and bathroom always clean 73% 68.6% +4pp
Staff always explained meds 58% 57.6% 0pp
Quiet at night, always 57% 52.2% +5pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical 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 — 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.