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Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) MRI (with and without contrast) at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital

6777 W Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI · Henry Ford Health · · NPI 1407867559

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 28, 2026 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$479.72

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$4,176.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$67.31 with Meridian vs $2,797.92 with Multiplan — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $67.31 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Child-NONFAC $67.31 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Adult-FAC $67.31 ↓ -86%
HAP HAP Caresource Medicaid-FAC $67.31 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Adult-NONFAC $67.31 ↓ -86%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $67.31 ↓ -86%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $67.31 ↓ -86%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $67.31 ↓ -86%
HAP HAP Caresource Medicaid-NONFAC $67.31 ↓ -86%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $67.31 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Child-FAC $67.31 ↓ -86%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $67.31 ↓ -86%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $67.31 ↓ -86%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $67.31 ↓ -86%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $68.66 ↓ -86%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $68.66 ↓ -86%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $68.66 ↓ -86%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $68.66 ↓ -86%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $70.00 ↓ -85%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $70.00 ↓ -85%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $70.00 ↓ -85%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $70.68 ↓ -85%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $70.68 ↓ -85%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $70.68 ↓ -85%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $70.68 ↓ -85%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $77.76 ↓ -84%
ScriptGuideRX All Products $87.50 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare All Products-Midlevel $90.69 ↓ -81%
HAP Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO-NonPhysician-FAC $91.45 ↓ -81%
HAP Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO-NonPhysician-NONFAC $91.45 ↓ -81%
Humana Medicare Advantage-NP-FAC $92.71 ↓ -81%
Humana Medicare Advantage-NP-NONFAC $92.71 ↓ -81%
Humana Military Tricare-Physician-FAC $99.36 ↓ -79%
Humana Military Tricare-NonPhysician-FAC $99.36 ↓ -79%
Pace SE MI Medicare Advantage-FAC $102.21 ↓ -79%
Pace SE MI Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $102.21 ↓ -79%
Amerihealth Caritas Dual Products-FAC $105.44 ↓ -78%
Amerihealth Caritas Dual Products-NONFAC $105.44 ↓ -78%
Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue-FAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Medicare-Behavioral Health-FAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
Meridian Ambetter From Meridian-FAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue-NONFAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
HAP Medicare Advantage-FAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
Blue Cross BCN Medicare Advantage -NONFAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
Aetna Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
WellCare Medicare Advantage-FAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
HAP HAP Dual Products-FAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
Molina Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
HAP HAP Dual Products-NONFAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
Trinity Health Plan Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
McLaren Medicare Advantage-FAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
WellCare Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
Priority Health Medicare Advantage-FAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
Molina Medicare Advantage-FAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
Priority Health Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
HAP Medicare Advantage-Physician-NONFAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
Blue Cross BCN Medicare Advantage -FAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
HAP Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
McLaren Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
Trinity Health Plan Medicare Advantage-FAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
WellCare Wellcare Meridian Dual Align (HMO D-SNP)-FAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
Meridian Ambetter From Meridian-NONFAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
WellCare Wellcare Meridian Dual Align (HMO D-SNP)-NONFAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
Aetna Medicare Advantage-FAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
Molina Dual Product-NONFAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
Molina Dual Product-FAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage-FAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
HAP Medicare Advantage-Physician-FAC $107.59 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Medicare-Behavioral Health-NONFAC $107.99 ↓ -77%
Humana Medicare Advantage-Physician-FAC $109.07 ↓ -77%
Humana Medicare Advantage-Physician-NONFAC $109.07 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare All Products-Prof $113.93 ↓ -76%
Nomi All Products $126.96 ↓ -74%
Blue Cross GM Connected Care $155.79 ↓ -68%
Priority Health All Products $163.07 ↓ -66%
Blue Cross BCBSM Commercial $171.50 ↓ -64%
Blue Cross BCN Commercial-NONFAC $173.10 ↓ -64%
Blue Cross BCN Commercial-FAC $173.10 ↓ -64%
Aetna All Products-NONFAC $174.85 ↓ -64%
Priority Health Priority Cigna $179.38 ↓ -63%
Meridian Medicaid HMO $186.41 ↓ -61%
HAP HAP Caresource Medicaid $186.41 ↓ -61%
McLaren Medicaid HMO $186.41 ↓ -61%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO $186.41 ↓ -61%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO $190.14 ↓ -60%
Humana Military Tricare $190.50 ↓ -60%
Molina Medicaid HMO $196.34 ↓ -59%
HAP Self-Funded $210.00 ↓ -56%
HAP HAP HMO_AHL_Fully-Insured $210.00 ↓ -56%
Cofinity All Products $226.76 ↓ -53%
Pace SE MI Medicare Advantage $330.24 ↓ -31%
Amerihealth Caritas Dual Products $340.67 ↓ -29%
United Healthcare Erickson Advantage $347.62 ↓ -28%
Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue $347.62 ↓ -28%
McLaren Medicare Advantage $347.62 ↓ -28%
Priority Health Dual Premier_HIDE-SNP $347.62 ↓ -28%
HAP HAP Dual Products $347.62 ↓ -28%
HAP Medicare Advantage $347.62 ↓ -28%
United Healthcare VACCN $347.62 ↓ -28%
Priority Health Medicare Advantage $347.62 ↓ -28%
Molina Dual MI Coordinated Health $347.62 ↓ -28%
WellCare Medicare Advantage $347.62 ↓ -28%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $347.62 ↓ -28%
WellCare Wellcare Meridian Dual Align (HMO D-SNP) $347.62 ↓ -28%
Blue Cross BCN Advantage $347.62 ↓ -28%
Trinity Health Plan Medicare Advantage $347.62 ↓ -28%
Humana Medicare Advantage $351.10 ↓ -27%
Aetna Dual Products $382.38 ↓ -20%
HAP Henry Ford Select -HPN commercial $417.14 ↓ -13%
Meridian Ambetter From Meridian $469.29 ↓ -2%
Blue Cross BCBSM GM Connected Care $507.24 ↑ +6%
BCN HMO $523.81 ↑ +9%
Blue Cross BCN Commercial $523.81 ↑ +9%
HAP HAP HMO_AHL_Fully Insured $636.12 ↑ +33%
Vitalcore All Products $799.53 ↑ +67%
Aetna Commercial $854.25 ↑ +78%
Priority Health Commercial $897.30 ↑ +87%
United Healthcare UHC Commercial $2,077.00 ↑ +333%
Cofinity Commercial $2,086.33 ↑ +335%
NFL Cigna All Products $2,171.52 ↑ +353%
United Healthcare Baseline Benefit Plan $2,304.00 ↑ +380%
Multiplan All Products $2,797.92 ↑ +483%
United Healthcare Commercial-Behavioral Health-PhD not published by hospital
United Healthcare Commercial-Behavioral Health-MD not published by hospital
United Healthcare Commercial-Behavioral Health-MA not published by hospital
United Healthcare Commercial-Behavioral Health-RN not published by hospital

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Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) MRI (with and without contrast) at other Michigan hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids $3,387.00 $347.62 – $625.71
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids $3,387.00 $347.62 – $625.71
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75 $3,520.00 $674.04 – $674.04
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville $3,520.00 $347.62 – $674.04
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland $3,520.00 $347.62 – $674.04
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor $5,869.00 $323.42 – $1,292.57
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe $5,869.00 $323.42 – $1,292.57
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids $3,520.00 $347.62 – $674.04

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