MRI lower back without contrast at Yale New Haven Hospital. CPT 72148.
What Yale New Haven Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated September 19, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$911cash price (self-pay)
$1,544list price
$259–$1,389range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Medicare Advantage - Wellcare | All Plans | $259 |
| Medicare Advantage - CtCare | All Plans | $269 |
| Champus | All Plans | $293 |
| Medicare Advantage - UHC | All Plans | $295 |
| Medicare Advantage - Anthem | All Plans | $313 |
| Medicare Advantage - Aetna | All Plans | $323 |
| Optum | All Plans | $448 |
| Magellan | All Plans | $571 |
| CtCare | All Plans | $611 |
| Great West Network | All Plans | $685 |
| Cigna | All Plans | $708 |
| MagnaCare | All Plans | $773 |
| Oxford | All Plans | $782 |
| Harvard Pilgrim | All Plans | $785 |
| Aetna | All Plans | $809 |
| UHC | All Plans | $812 |
| Anthem | All Plans | $814 |
| Create Alliance | All Plans | $849 |
| First Choice | All Plans | $911 |
| Advanced Medical Pricing Solutions (AMPS) | All Plans | $1,034 |
| ClaimDoc | All Plans | $1,034 |
| First Health | All Plans | $1,312 |
| Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN) | All Plans | $1,389 |
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