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Lumbar spine MRI without contrast at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital.

📍 Pittsburgh, PA 3/5 CMS rating CPT 72148
Cash-pay price
$4,272
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital is significantly more expensive than median (+75%) for lumbar spine mri without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $7,120

Insurance rates.

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

PayerRange
Aetna$2,563 – $3,774
Blue Cross Blue Shield$1,809 – $3,634
Cigna$2,848 – $3,774
Humana$6,052
Medicare$216 – $625
Medicaid$282 – $437

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 573 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 77% 69.6% +7pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 74% 68.6% +5pp
Nurses always communicated well 83% 75.6% +7pp
Doctors always communicated well 79% 76.6% +2pp
Given clear info about recovery 88% 84.4% +4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 73% 68.6% +4pp
Staff always explained meds 60% 57.6% +2pp
Quiet at night, always 58% 52.2% +6pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from UPMC Magee-Womens 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.

For a national view of lumbar spine mri without contrast prices, see the Lumbar spine MRI without contrast overview.