MRI lower back without contrast at Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. CPT 72148.
What Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated April 17, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$2,774cash price (self-pay)
$4,267list price
$97.44–$3,926range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Denver Health Medical Plan | CHP+ | $232 |
| CCHA Behavioral Health | Medicaid (All Contracted Plans) | $427 |
| Integrated Health Plan | Commercial (PPO) | $640 |
| Aetna | Commercial (HMO/EPO/POS/PPO) | $881 |
| Kaiser | CHP+ | $1,436 |
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield | Commercial (HMO/EPO/POS) | $1,505 |
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield | Commercial (PPO) | $1,584 |
| Rocky Mountain Health Plan Behavioral Health | Medicaid (All Contracte | $1,707 |
| Carelon Behavioral Health | Medicaid (All Contracted Plans) | $1,920 |
| Presbyterian Health Plan | Medicaid (All Contracted Plans) | $2,048 |
| Colorado Access | CHP+ | $2,091 |
| Colorado Access Behavioral Health | Medicaid (All Contracted Plans) | $2,091 |
| Rocky Mountain Health Plan | CHP+ | $2,347 |
| Molina Healthcare of Nebraska | Medicaid (All Contracted Plans) | $2,347 |
| Molina Healthcare of New Mexico | Medicaid (All Contracted Plans) | $2,347 |
| Presbyterian Health Plan | Commercial (All Contracted Plans) | $2,390 |
| Healthy Blue of Nebraska | Medicaid (All Contracted Plans) | $2,475 |
| Kaiser | Commercial (HMO, POS) | $2,519 |
| Humana | Commercial (HMO) | $2,603 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial (Select CO) | $2,660 |
| Evernorth Behavioral Health | Commercial (All Contracted Plans) | $2,774 |
| Rocky Mountain Health Plan | Commercial (All Contracted Plans) | $2,774 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial (All Contracted Plans) | $2,861 |
| Centivo | Commercial (EPO) | $2,944 |
| Carelon Behavioral Health | Commercial (All Contracted Plans) | $2,987 |
| Humana | Commercial (PPO) | $2,987 |
| UCHealth Plan Administrators | Commercial (All Contracted Plans) | $2,987 |
| Cigna | Commercial (All Contracted Plans) | $3,015 |
| Kaiser | Commercial (PPO) | $3,048 |
| Denver Health Medical Plan | Commercial (HMO) | $3,200 |
Inpatient
$2,774cash price (self-pay)
$4,267list price
$640–$3,926range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Integrated Health Plan | Commercial (PPO) | $640 |
| Kaiser | CHP+ | $1,451 |
| Rocky Mountain Health Plan Behavioral Health | Medicaid (All Contracte | $1,707 |
| Carelon Behavioral Health | Medicaid (All Contracted Plans) | $1,920 |
| Denver Health Medical Plan | CHP+ | $1,920 |
| Presbyterian Health Plan | Medicaid (All Contracted Plans) | $2,091 |
| Rocky Mountain Health Plan | CHP+ | $2,347 |
| Molina Healthcare of Nebraska | Medicaid (All Contracted Plans) | $2,347 |
| Molina Healthcare of New Mexico | Medicaid (All Contracted Plans) | $2,347 |
| Peak Health Alliance/EBMS | Commercial (All Contracted Plans) | $2,347 |
| Presbyterian Health Plan | Commercial (All Contracted Plans) | $2,432 |
| Healthy Blue of Nebraska | Medicaid (All Contracted Plans) | $2,475 |
| Kaiser | Commercial (HMO, POS) | $2,560 |
| Humana | Commercial (HMO) | $2,603 |
| Denver Health Medical Plan | Elevate Exchange | $2,667 |
| Evernorth Behavioral Health | Commercial (All Contracted Plans) | $2,774 |
| Interlink National | Transplant Medicaid (All Contracted Plans) | $2,774 |
| Rocky Mountain Health Plan | Commercial (All Contracted Plans) | $2,774 |
| Denver Health Medical Plan | Highpoint Denver Plus DHMO & Plus HDHP | $2,774 |
| Centivo | Commercial (EPO) | $2,944 |
| Carelon Behavioral Health | Commercial (All Contracted Plans) | $2,987 |
| Humana | Commercial (PPO) | $2,987 |
| UCHealth Plan Administrators | Commercial (All Contracted Plans) | $2,987 |
| Denver Health Medical Plan | Highpoint Denver HMO & Plus POS | $2,987 |
| Select Health | Commercial (EPO) | $2,987 |
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield | Commercial (HMO/EPO/POS) | $3,030 |
| Aetna | Commercial (HMO/EPO/POS/PPO) | $3,115 |
| Kaiser | Commercial (PPO) | $3,115 |
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield | Commercial (PPO) | $3,200 |
| Denver Health Medical Plan | Commercial (HMO) | $3,200 |
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