MRI lower back without contrast at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. CPT 72148.
What Columbus Regional Healthcare System publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated September 1, 2025.
Outpatient / ER
$2,656cash price (self-pay)
$3,795list price
$227–$3,681range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $227 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina | Medicare Advantage | $227 |
| Troy | Medicare Advantage | $227 |
| Wellcare | Medicare Advantage | $227 |
| Liberty | Medicare Advantage | $231 |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $234 |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $235 |
| Devoted Health | Medicare Advantage | $236 |
| Cigna Healthspring | Medicare Advantage | $238 |
| Alliance | Behavioral Health | $847 |
| Cardinal | Behavioral Health | $847 |
| Partners | Behavioral Health | $847 |
| Sandhills | Behavioral Health | $847 |
| Trillium | Behavioral Health | $847 |
| Amerihealth | Managed Medicaid | $847 |
| Healthy Blue | Managed Medicaid | $847 |
| Carolina Complete Health | Managed Medicaid | $847 |
| United Healthcare | Managed Medicaid | $847 |
| Wellcare | Managed Medicaid | $847 |
| Apex Health | Managed Medicaid | $847 |
| Molina | Managed Medicaid | $974 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina | Blue Essentials | $1,651 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina | Blue Choice | $1,711 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina | Blue Value | $2,029 |
| Ambetter | Commercial | $2,209 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina | Blue Select | $2,300 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina | HMO/PPO | $2,300 |
| Oscar | Commercial | $2,467 |
| Employers Health Network | Exclusive Commercial | $2,516 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $2,580 |
Inpatient
$2,656cash price (self-pay)
$3,795list price
$752–$3,681range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Molina | Managed Medicaid | $752 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina | Blue Choice | $1,711 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina | Blue Essentials | $1,711 |
| Queens University | Commercial | $2,087 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina | Blue Value | $2,150 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina | Blue Select | $2,437 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina | HMO/PPO | $2,437 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $2,508 |
| Employers Health Network | Exclusive Commercial | $2,516 |
| Ambetter | Commercial | $2,569 |
| Oscar | Commercial | $2,770 |
| Employers Health Network | Non-Exclusive Commercial | $2,812 |
| Quicktrip | Commercial | $3,036 |
| Multiplan | Complementary Network | $3,415 |
| Multiplan | Primary Network | $3,415 |
| ChoiceCare | Commercial | $3,605 |
| Healthgram | Commercial | $3,605 |
| MedCost | Commercial | $3,605 |
| Aetna First Health | Commercial | $3,605 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $3,605 |
| Aetna | ASA Commercial | $3,681 |
| Aetna Signature Administrators | Commercial | $3,681 |
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