What does Bcbsnm pay for CPT 72148 in Billings, MT?

The local peer median for CPT 72148 under Bcbsnm in Billings, MT is $109.89, based on 318 indexed providers. Modeled from published rates, not guaranteed.

What is the top of the local market (P90) for CPT 72148 under Bcbsnm in Billings, MT?

The P90, the top of the local market and Reddenda's target rate, is $499.

How does Bcbsnm's rate for CPT 72148 compare to Medicare?

The Bcbsnm local median of $109.89 is 57% of Medicare's national non-facility rate of $191.72 for CPT 72148.

Reddenda · Rate Intelligence · Billings, MT

72148 under Bcbsnm in Billings, MT

Name: Bcbsnm rates for CPT 72148 in Billings, MT
Creator: Reddenda

MRI, lumbar spine, w/o contrast · Local peer median $109.89 · Medium confidence

$109.89 local peer median. In the Billings, MT market, Bcbsnm pays a local peer median of $109.89 for CPT 72148 (MRI, lumbar spine, w/o contrast), based on 318 providers in Reddenda's index of Bcbsnm's own published in-network rates. The top of the local market, the P90 target, is $499, 354% above the median. A provider billed below the local median is being paid less than peers holding the identical Bcbsnm contract in Billings, MT for the identical code. Modeled from published rates, not guaranteed.

Local distribution · 318 providers · 349 rate records

P10

$109.89

P25

$109.89

Median

$109.89

P75

$109.89

P90 (target)

$499

P10$109.89

P25$109.89

Median (P50)$109.89

P75$109.89

P90 target$499

Peer basis: local peer distribution: same CPT, same payer file, same metro (CBSA) Benchmark: local peer median; never a national average Range: $109.89 – $1,468

The local peer median for CPT 72148 under Bcbsnm in Billings, MT is $109.89, drawn from 318 distinct providers.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Bcbsnm to publish this rate
The bottom of the local market (P10) is $109.89 and the top (P90) is $499; the median-to-P90 spread is $389.11.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Bcbsnm to publish this rate
The lowest published rate in this market is $109.89; the highest is $1,468.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Bcbsnm to publish this rate
This benchmark is drawn from 349 individual rate records that Bcbsnm itself published for this code in this metro.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Bcbsnm to publish this rate
Medicare's national non-facility rate for CPT 72148 is $191.72, making the Bcbsnm local median 57% of Medicare.Source: Medicare Physician Fee Schedule; the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Bcbsnm to publish this rate
84.2% of indexed providers cluster at the single most common rate; the remainder shows a real, scoreable spread across the local market.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Bcbsnm to publish this rate
A federal No Surprises Act arbitrator may weigh up to four plan years of a provider's own contracted rate history and local market share when resolving a payment dispute over this exact code and payer.Source: 45 CFR §149.510(c)(4)(iii)(B)

318 providers bill this code to this payer in this metro.

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Modeled from Bcbsnm's own published in-network rates, never guaranteed and never a national average. Peer basis: same CPT, same payer file, same metro (CBSA). Federal citation for the underlying obligation: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Bcbsnm to publish this rate. Page generated 2026-08-24 03:20 UTC; the live index is queried in real time on every request.