MRI lower back without contrast at North Alabama Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What North Alabama Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated July 23, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
—cash price (self-pay)
$5,866list price
$373–$492range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| BCBS_AL_Part_B | BCALPTB_1 | $373 |
| BCBS_AL_RegionalCare_Hospital | BCALRCHP_1 | $373 |
| BCBS_AL_Tiffin_Motor_Home | BCALTIFFN_1 | $373 |
| BCBS_Alabama | BCAL_1 | $373 |
| BCBS_Alabama | BCAL2_1 | $373 |
| BCBS_Alabama_Ascend_Performance_Materials | BCALAPM_1 | $373 |
| BCBS_Alabama_C_Plus_Medicare_Supplement | BCALCPLUS_1 | $373 |
| BCBS_Alabama_Exchange | BCALEXCHG2_1 | $373 |
| BCBS_Alabama_Exchange | BCALEXCHNG_1 | $373 |
| BCBS_Alabama_State_Employees | BCALALSTE_1 | $373 |
| BCBS_Catchall | BCCATCHA_1 | $373 |
| Medicare | MCARE_1 | $492 |
| Medicare | MCAREAP_1 | $492 |
| Medicare_GPF | MCAREGPF_1 | $492 |
| Medicare_GPF | MCAREGPFAP_1 | $492 |
| Medicare_IRF | MCAREIRF_1 | $492 |
| Medicare_IRF | MCAREIRFAP_1 | $492 |
| Medicare_IRF | MCARERRIRF_1 | $492 |
| Medicare_Part_A | MCARPARTA_1 | $492 |
| Medicare_Part_B | MCARPARTB_1 | $492 |
| Medicare_Part_B_GPF | MCARPTBGFP_1 | $492 |
| Medicare_Part_B_IRF | MCARPTBIRF_1 | $492 |
| Medicare_RAC | MCARERAC_1 | $492 |
| Medicare_Swing_Bed | MCARESWING_1 | $492 |
| Railroad_Medicare | MCARRAILR_1 | $492 |
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