MRI lower back without contrast at Penrose Hospital. CPT 72148.
What Penrose Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated February 4, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$2,677cash price (self-pay)
$6,692list price
$123–$5,889range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| United Healthcare | Managed Medicare | $123 |
| Aetna | Managed Medicare | $124 |
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield | Managed Medicare | $124 |
| Cigna Healthcare | Managed Medicare | $124 |
| Denver Health | Managed Medicare | $124 |
| Devoted Health | Managed Medicare | $124 |
| Humana | Managed Medicare | $124 |
| Innovage | Managed Medicare | $124 |
| Kaiser | Managed Medicare | $124 |
| Kansas Health | Managed Medicare | $124 |
| Managed Medicare | Managed Medicare | $124 |
| Medicare | Medicare | $124 |
| Optum Care Network | Managed Medicare | $124 |
| Rocky Mountain Health Plan | Managed Medicare | $124 |
| Rocky Mountain Pace | Managed Medicare | $124 |
| Direct to Employer | Archdiocese of Denver | $461 |
| Aetna | Commercial Whole Health | $491 |
| United Colorado Doctor's Plan | Commercial PPO/POS/HMO/EPO | $518 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial Navigate EPO | $518 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial PPO/POS/HMO/EPO | $518 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial Select EPO | $518 |
| Centura Employee Plan | Commercial PPO/POS/HMO/EPO | $543 |
| Cigna Healthcare | Commercial PPO/POS/HMO | $585 |
| Aetna | Commercial PPO/POS/HMO | $614 |
| Aetna Rental Networks | Commercial PPO/POS/HMO | $615 |
| Direct to Employer | Summit County Government | $619 |
| Direct to Employer | Town of Breckenridge | $619 |
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield | Commercial PPO/POS/HMO | $678 |
| Multiplan | Commercial Complementary | $815 |
| Multiplan | Commercial Primary | $815 |
Inpatient
$2,677cash price (self-pay)
$6,692list price
$1,579–$5,889range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Denver Health | Commercial PPO/POS/HMO | $1,579 |
| Direct to Employer | Archdiocese of Denver | $1,807 |
| Direct to Employer | Summit County Government | $2,677 |
| Direct to Employer | Town of Breckenridge | $2,677 |
| Kaiser | Commercial PPO/POS/HMO | $3,045 |
| Multiplan | Commercial Complementary | $5,688 |
| Multiplan | Commercial Primary | $5,688 |
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield | Commercial Indemnity | $5,889 |
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