MRI lower back without contrast at Ochsner Laird Hospital. CPT 72148.
What Ochsner Laird Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated April 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$1,282cash price (self-pay)
$2,101list price
$182–$1,765range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Magnolia Health Plan - Mississippi Managed Medicaid | All Payor | $182 |
| Molina Healthcare Of Mississippi - Managed Medicaid | All Payor | $182 |
| Truecare- Mississippi Managed Medicaid | All Payor | $191 |
| United Healthcare - Commercial Exchange Plan | All Payor | $368 |
| United Healthcare - Commercial HMO PPO | All Payor | $368 |
| Prime Health Services PPO -Workers Comp | All Payor | $376 |
| Cor Vel | All Payor | $384 |
| Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Mississippi Commercial | All Payor | $619 |
| Cigna Healthcare - Commercial | All Payor | $700 |
| Humana - Military Tri-Care | All Payor | $1,081 |
| Cigna Healthcare ? Cigna Healthspring - Medicare Advantage Product(S) | $1,324 |
| Humana - Medicare Advantage | All Payor | $1,324 |
| Optum Va Ccn | All Payor | $1,324 |
| Primewell Health Services - Medicare Advantage | All Payor | $1,324 |
| United Healthcare - Medicare Advantage | All Payor | $1,324 |
| Magnolia Health Plan - Ambetter | All Payor | $1,337 |
| Magnolia Health Plan - Wellcare By All Well Of Mississippi | All Payor | $1,337 |
| Molina Healthcare Of Mississippi - Medicare Advantage Product(S) | All | $1,337 |
| Patrius Health Medicare Advantage - Ahs | All Payor | $1,350 |
| Aetna Health Inc. PPO/POS | All Payor | $1,366 |
| Shared Health Mississippi | All Payor | $1,390 |
| Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Mississippi Ahs-Commercial | All Payor | $1,471 |
| Select Administrative Services Network | All Payor | $1,471 |
| Prime Health Services PPO - Medicare Advantage | All Payor | $1,522 |
| Claritev D/B/A Multiplan/Phcs/American Life Care | All Payor | $1,576 |
| Zelis | All Payor | $1,576 |
| Prime Health Services PPO | All Payor | $1,681 |
| Primewell Health Services - Commercial | All Payor | $1,765 |
| Primewell Health Services Commercial Exchange Plan | All Payor | $1,765 |
Inpatient
$1,282cash price (self-pay)
$2,101list price
—range insurers pay
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