MRI lower back without contrast at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Buena Vista Regional Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 31, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$1,403cash price (self-pay)
$1,754list price
$929–$1,701range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Ambetter | Commercial | $930 |
| CHAMPUS | Commercial | $930 |
| CHAMPVA | Commercial | $930 |
| HEALTH PARTNERS | Medicare | $930 |
| Iowa Health Advantage | Medicare | $930 |
| MEDICARE COMMUNITY PLAN UHC | Medicare | $930 |
| MOLINA MEDICARE HEALTHCARE | Medicare | $930 |
| Wellcare | Medicare | $930 |
| Wellpoint | Medicare | $930 |
| AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS | Commercial | $1,403 |
| Avera | Commercial | $1,491 |
| FIRST ADMINISTRATORS | Commercial | $1,701 |
| GOLDEN RULE | Commercial | $1,701 |
| GREAT WEST | Commercial | $1,701 |
| HEALTHSCOPE | Commercial | $1,701 |
| MEDICAL ASSOCIATES | Commercial | $1,701 |
| MERITAIN | Commercial | $1,701 |
| MIDLANDS CHOICE | Commercial | $1,701 |
Inpatient
$1,403cash price (self-pay)
$1,754list price
$929–$1,754range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| CHAMPUS | Commercial | $930 |
| CHAMPVA | Commercial | $930 |
| HEALTH PARTNERS | Commercial | $1,158 |
| AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS | Commercial | $1,403 |
| Avera | Commercial | $1,491 |
| CIGNA | Commercial | $1,579 |
| UHC | Commercial | $1,631 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $1,701 |
| FIRST ADMINISTRATORS | Commercial | $1,701 |
| GOLDEN RULE | Commercial | $1,701 |
| GREAT WEST | Commercial | $1,701 |
| HEALTHSCOPE | Commercial | $1,701 |
| MEDICAL ASSOCIATES | Commercial | $1,701 |
| MERITAIN | Commercial | $1,701 |
| MIDLANDS CHOICE | Commercial | $1,701 |
| Aetna | Medicare | $1,754 |
| Ambetter | Commercial | $1,754 |
| BLUE CROSS | Medicare | $1,754 |
| HEALTH PARTNERS | Medicare | $1,754 |
| HUMANA | Medicare | $1,754 |
| Iowa Health Advantage | Medicare | $1,754 |
| MEDICARE COMMUNITY PLAN UHC | Medicare | $1,754 |
| MOLINA MEDICARE HEALTHCARE | Medicare | $1,754 |
| UHC | Medicare | $1,754 |
| Wellcare | Medicare | $1,754 |
| Wellpoint | Medicare | $1,754 |
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