MRI lower back without contrast at Carlsbad Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Carlsbad Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated April 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$569cash price (self-pay)
$5,687list price
$162–$5,289range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| OK Medicaid | Medicaid OK | $162 |
| Veterans Eval Services | Veterans Eval Services | $220 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | NODE ChampVA | $236 |
| NODE Tricare | NODE Tricare | $236 |
| BCBS | Node BCBS Mcr Adv | $249 |
| NODE Medicare Non Par | NODE Medicare Non Par | $249 |
| NODE Medicare Traditional | NODE Medicare Traditional | $249 |
| NODE Molina MCR ADV | NODE Molina MCR ADV | $249 |
| NODE Choice Care MCR ADV | NODE Choice Care MCR ADV | $261 |
| NODE Devoted Health MCR ADV | NODE Devoted Health MCR ADV | $261 |
| Work Comp NM | NM Work Comp | $409 |
| BCBS Medicaid NM | BCBS Medicaid NM | $424 |
| Presbyterian Medicaid NM | Presbyterian Medicaid NM | $424 |
| NM Medicaid | NM Medicaid | $436 |
| NM Non Par Medicaid | NM Medicaid NON PAR | $436 |
| Molina Medicaid | Molina Medicaid NM | $445 |
| UHC Medicaid NM | UHC Medicaid NM | $467 |
| Self Pay | Self Pay | $569 |
| NODE Molina Health Exchange | NODE Molina Health Exchange | $691 |
| NM Health Connection | NM Health Connection | $1,012 |
| CapStar | CapStar | $1,384 |
| Cigna Mosaic | Cigna Mosaic | $2,684 |
| UHC All | UHC All | $2,691 |
| Eddy County Detention | Eddy County Detention | $2,844 |
| CHS Group Health Plan UMR | CHS Group Health Plan UMR | $2,929 |
| BCBS All | BCBS All | $3,293 |
| Zelis | Zelis NMMIP | $3,583 |
| Omni Network | Omni Network | $3,697 |
| Choice Care | Choice Care | $3,981 |
| Presbyterian | Presbyterian Health Network | $4,110 |
Inpatient
$1,137cash price (self-pay)
$5,687list price
$1,137–$5,289range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Self Pay | Self Pay | $1,137 |
| Work Comp NM | NM Work Comp | $2,047 |
| CHS Group Health Plan UMR | CHS Group Health Plan UMR | $2,929 |
| Zelis | Zelis NMMIP | $3,583 |
| Omni Network | Omni Network | $3,697 |
| Choice Care | Choice Care | $3,981 |
| HealthSmart | HealthSmart Option Two | $4,606 |
| Aetna | Aetna | $4,777 |
| Multiplan | Multiplan Admar | $4,777 |
| Multiplan | Multiplan PHCS | $4,777 |
| Zelis | Zelis | $4,777 |
| HealthSmart | HealthSmart Option One | $4,891 |
| Medical Control Inc | Medical Control Inc | $5,289 |
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