MRI lower back without contrast at Vail Health. CPT 72148.
What Vail Health publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated August 5, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$146cash price (self-pay)
$1,663list price
$130–$1,513range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Medicare B CO JH | All Plans | $193 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $218 |
| Tricare West | All Plans | $223 |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $229 |
| Medicare A CO JH | All Plans | $263 |
| Rocky Mountain Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $270 |
| UMR United Medical Resources | Default | $399 |
| Cigna | PPO | $566 |
| UMR United Medical Resources | HMO | $566 |
| UMR United Medical Resources | PPO | $673 |
| Rocky Mountain Health Plan | Default | $817 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of CO | All Plans | $836 |
| Cigna | Default | $836 |
| Aetna | All Plans | $845 |
| United Healthcare | Default | $1,502 |
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