MRI lower back without contrast at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. CPT 72148.
What MedStar Washington Hospital Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated April 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$2,397cash price (self-pay)
$3,687list price
$141–$3,134range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| CareFirst Advantage Inc | CareFirst Medicare Advantage | $282 |
| Tricare | Tricare | $282 |
| UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company | Optum VA Community Care | $282 |
| United Healthcare-Ovations | United Secure | $285 |
| Aetna Medicare | Aetna Medicare | $290 |
| Health Care Service Corporation | Health Care Service Corporation | $296 |
| Humana | Humana Medicare Advantage | $296 |
| Kaiser Permanente | Kaiser Medicare Advantage | $296 |
| Kaiser Permanente | Kaiser VA MCO | $454 |
| AmeriGroup | AmeriGroup DC | $518 |
| AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia | AmeriHealth | $518 |
| Hscsn | Hscsn | $518 |
| Medstar Family Choice Inc | Medstar Family Choice DC | $518 |
| Medstar Family Choice Inc | Medstar Family Choice MD | $1,032 |
| United Healthcare | UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Maryland | $1,069 |
| MAMSI | MAMSI MDIPA/Optimum Choice | $1,096 |
| United Healthcare | UHC Navigate/Core | $1,155 |
| United Healthcare | United Healthcare All HMO Products | $1,203 |
| Kaiser Permanente | Kaiser MD MCO | $1,230 |
| United Healthcare | United Healthcare All PPO Products | $1,336 |
| Cigna HealthCare Mid Atlantic | All Cigna HMO | $1,428 |
| Cigna HealthCare MidAtlantic Inc | All Cigna PPO | $1,428 |
| Aetna US HealthCare Inc | Aetna All HMO and PPO Plans | $1,451 |
| Kaiser Permanente | All Kaiser Commercial | $1,844 |
| Pfc | Pfc | $2,397 |
| CareFirst Blue Choice Inc | All Carefirst HMO Plans | $2,445 |
| CareFirst Blue Choice Inc | All Carefirst PPO Plans | $2,445 |
| NCPPO Healthlink PPO | NCPPO | $2,766 |
| Private HealthCare Systems (PHCS) | Private HealthCare Systems (PHCS) | $2,950 |
| First Health | First Health | $3,134 |
Inpatient
$2,397cash price (self-pay)
$3,687list price
$1,069–$3,134range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| United Healthcare | UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Maryland | $1,069 |
| Pfc | Pfc | $2,397 |
| NCPPO Healthlink PPO | NCPPO | $2,766 |
| Private HealthCare Systems (PHCS) | Private HealthCare Systems (PHCS) | $2,950 |
| First Health | First Health | $3,134 |
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