MRI lower back without contrast at UAB Medical West. CPT 72148.
What UAB Medical West publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated June 22, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$2,204cash price (self-pay)
$2,938list price
$216–$2,644range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama | Medicare Advantage | $216 |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $218 |
| Cooper Green | Commercial | $218 |
| Jefferson County Sheriff | Covered Inmate | $218 |
| Optum | VACCN | $218 |
| TriWest | Qualifying Choice Program | $218 |
| United Mine Workers | Commercial | $218 |
| Cigna | Medicare Advantage | $227 |
| United Healthcare | PEEHIP | $229 |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $231 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $240 |
| Viva | Medicare Advantage | $251 |
| Ambetter | Commercial-Exchange | $300 |
| Cigna | New Business | $720 |
| Viva | Commercial | $1,469 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $1,538 |
| PHCS | Commercial | $1,763 |
| One Health Plan | PPO | $1,910 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $2,057 |
| Beech Street | Commercial | $2,057 |
| GEHA | Commercial | $2,057 |
| HealthChoice | Commercial | $2,057 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $2,124 |
| AlaMed | Workers' Compensation | $2,300 |
| Construction Claims Management | Workers' Compensation | $2,377 |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $2,409 |
| CorVel | Workers' Compensation | $2,428 |
| NovaNet | Workers' Compensation | $2,453 |
| Humana | Commercial | $2,497 |
| Department of Labor | Workers' Compensation | $2,556 |
Inpatient
$2,204cash price (self-pay)
$2,938list price
$1,822–$2,644range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Beech Street | Commercial | $1,822 |
| One Health Plan | PPO | $1,910 |
| Cigna | New Business | $2,005 |
| GEHA | Commercial | $2,057 |
| PHCS | Commercial | $2,057 |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $2,409 |
| Humana | Commercial | $2,497 |
| CorVel | Commercial | $2,644 |
| PNOA | Health Benefit Plans | $2,644 |
| Three Rivers | Commercial | $2,644 |
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