MRI lower back without contrast at Ochsner Choctaw General Hospital. CPT 72148.
What Ochsner Choctaw General Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated April 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$1,597cash price (self-pay)
$2,101list price
$182–$1,712range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Magnolia Health Plan � Mississippi Managed Medicaid | All Payor | $182 |
| Molina Healthcare Of Mississippi � Managed Medicaid | All Payor | $182 |
| Truecare� Mississippi Managed Medicaid | All Payor | $191 |
| United Healthcare - Commercial Exchange Plan | All Payor | $368 |
| United Healthcare - Commercial HMO PPO | All Payor | $368 |
| Cigna Healthcare � Commercial | All Payor | $700 |
| Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Alabama | All Payor | $784 |
| Humana � Military Tri-Care | All Payor | $828 |
| Cigna Healthcare � Cigna Healthspring � Medicare Advantage Product(S) | $945 |
| Humana � Medicare Advantage | All Payor | $945 |
| Magnolia Health Plan � Wellcare By All Well Of Mississippi | All Payor | $945 |
| Primewell Health Services � Medicare Advantage | All Payor | $945 |
| Magnolia Health Plan � Ambetter | All Payor | $955 |
| Molina Healthcare Of Mississippi � Medicare Advantage Product(S) | All | $955 |
| Simpra Medicare Advantage | All Payor | $955 |
| Patrius Health Medicare Advantage � Ahs | All Payor | $964 |
| Shared Health Mississippi | All Payor | $993 |
| Prime Health Services PPO - Medicare Advantage | All Payor | $1,087 |
| Optum Va Ccn | All Payor | $1,156 |
| United Healthcare - Medicare Advantage | All Payor | $1,156 |
| Aetna Health Inc. PPO/POS | All Payor | $1,366 |
| Primewell Health Services � Commercial | All Payor | $1,408 |
| Primewell Health Services Commercial Exchange Plan | All Payor | $1,408 |
| Select Administrative Services Network | All Payor | $1,471 |
| Claritev D/B/A Multiplan/Phcs/American Life Care | All Payor | $1,576 |
| Zelis | All Payor | $1,576 |
| Prime Health Services PPO -Workers Comp | All Payor | $1,677 |
| Prime Health Services PPO | All Payor | $1,681 |
| Cor Vel | All Payor | $1,712 |
Inpatient
$1,597cash price (self-pay)
$2,101list price
—range insurers pay
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