MRI lower back without contrast at Duke University Hospital. CPT 72148.
What Duke University Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated April 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$876cash price (self-pay)
$3,245list price
$168–$3,245range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage HMO | $229 |
| BCBS | Medicare Advantage/Medicare Advantage HMO/Medicare Advantage PP | $233 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $233 |
| Troy Health | Medicare Advantage | $235 |
| VOANS | Medicare Advantage | $235 |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $237 |
| Cigna | Medicare Advantage | $240 |
| Liberty | Medicare Advantage | $240 |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage PPO | $245 |
| Aetna | Whole Health | $672 |
| Cigna | Commercial/HMO/PPO | $689 |
| Alliance Health | Managed Medicaid | $790 |
| AmeriHealth | Managed Medicaid | $790 |
| BCBS | Managed Medicaid | $790 |
| Carolina Complete Health | Managed Medicaid | $790 |
| Trillium | Managed Medicaid | $790 |
| United Healthcare | Managed Medicaid | $795 |
| Partners | Managed Medicaid | $815 |
| Cigna | Connect | $935 |
| MedCost | Ultra | $1,382 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial/EPO/PPO | $1,398 |
| Aetna | Commercial/HMO/PPO/POS | $1,794 |
| Sentara | Optima | $2,022 |
| Humana | ChoiceCare | $2,758 |
| BCBS | Commercial/HMO/PPO/Select | $3,245 |
Inpatient
$876cash price (self-pay)
$3,245list price
$746–$3,245range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage HMO | $746 |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage PPO | $746 |
| BCBS | Medicare Advantage/Medicare Advantage HMO/Medicare Advantage PP | $811 |
| Alliance Health | Managed Medicaid | $815 |
| AmeriHealth | Managed Medicaid | $815 |
| BCBS | Managed Medicaid | $815 |
| Carolina Complete Health | Managed Medicaid | $815 |
| Trillium | Managed Medicaid | $815 |
| United Healthcare | Managed Medicaid | $815 |
| MedCost | Ultra | $1,382 |
| Cigna | Connect | $1,623 |
| BCBS | Commercial/HMO/PPO/Select | $1,639 |
| Aetna | Commercial/HMO/PPO/POS | $1,794 |
| Sentara | Optima | $2,022 |
| Humana | ChoiceCare | $2,758 |
| Cigna | Commercial/HMO/PPO | $3,245 |
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