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Lumbar spine MRI without contrast at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital.

📍 Chicago, IL 3/5 CMS rating CPT 72148
Cash-pay price
$127 to $427
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital is significantly cheaper than median (-95%) for lumbar spine mri without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $181 – $610

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 1,067 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 2/5 2.8/5 -0.8
Would definitely recommend 68% 69.6% -2pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 65% 68.6% -4pp
Nurses always communicated well 69% 75.6% -7pp
Doctors always communicated well 79% 76.6% +2pp
Given clear info about recovery 80% 84.4% -4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 58% 68.6% -11pp
Staff always explained meds 50% 57.6% -8pp
Quiet at night, always 48% 52.2% -4pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from John H. Stroger Jr. 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.

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