MRI lower back without contrast at Valley Health System. CPT 72148.
What Valley Health System publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated May 6, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$878cash price (self-pay)
$1,463list price
$212–$1,097range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Horizon | NJ Health | $212 |
| Medicare | Medicare | $283 |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $283 |
| Clover | Medicare Advantage | $283 |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $283 |
| UHC | Medicare Advantage | $283 |
| Wellpoint | Medicare Advantage | $292 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $312 |
| UHC | Americhoice | $327 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $362 |
| Horizon | PPO | $472 |
| Horizon | HMO | $472 |
| Horizon | SHBP | $472 |
| Centivo | Commercial | $524 |
| Aetna | Whole Hlth | $547 |
| UHC | Commercial | $732 |
| UHC | Oxford | $732 |
| Cigna | Local Plus | $824 |
| Amerihealth | Commercial | $1,024 |
| Qualcare | Commercial | $1,097 |
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