MRI lower back without contrast at Sampson Regional Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Sampson Regional Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated May 7, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$2,663cash price (self-pay)
$3,804list price
$228–$3,804range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| BCBS Nc Mcr Adv | BCBS Nc Mcr Adv | $228 |
| Liberty Adv - All Plans | Liberty Adv - All Plans | $233 |
| UHC Med Adv | UHC Med Adv | $233 |
| Aetna Mcr Adv | Aetna Mcr Adv | $237 |
| Gateway Mcr Adv - All Plans | Gateway Mcr Adv - All Plans | $237 |
| Troy Medicare - All Plans | Troy Medicare - All Plans | $251 |
| Prime/Travelers/Three Rivers - All Plans | Prime/Travelers/Three River | $251 |
| Healthy Blue Mcaid - All Plans | Healthy Blue Mcaid - All Plans | $756 |
| Wellcare Mcaid - All Plans | Wellcare Mcaid - All Plans | $756 |
| UHC Mcaid | UHC Mcaid | $763 |
| UHC - All Other Plans | UHC - All Other Plans | $1,841 |
| BCBS Nc Ip/Op Only - All Other Plans | BCBS Nc Ip/Op Only - All Other | $2,362 |
| Medcost - All Plans | Medcost - All Plans | $2,937 |
| Aetna - All Other Plans | Aetna - All Other Plans | $3,424 |
| Cigna - All Plans | Cigna - All Plans | $3,424 |
| Multiplan - All Plans | Multiplan - All Plans | $3,500 |
| Bc Nc Indemnity Ip/Op Only | Bc Nc Indemnity Ip/Op Only | $3,804 |
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