MRI lower back without contrast at Desert View Hospital. CPT 72148.
What Desert View Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated September 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
—cash price (self-pay)
$724list price
$145–$6,515range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Aetna | MEDICARE | $145 |
| Select Health | Managed_medicare | $145 |
| Sr_care_plus | Managed_medicare | $145 |
| Ambetter | Commercial | $207 |
| VHS_Employees_HPN | Commercial | $231 |
| HumanaHCP | MANAGED_MEDICARE | $231 |
| OptumCare | Commercial | $231 |
| Sierra HPN | Commercial | $232 |
| Sierra_smart_choice | Managed_medicaid | $257 |
| SilverSummit | MANAGED_MEDICAID | $257 |
| Molina Nv | Medicaid | $265 |
| UHC | HMO | $362 |
| UHC | PPO | $362 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $363 |
| BCBS | Commercial | $396 |
| Humana | Commercial | $420 |
| Beechstreet | Commercial | $434 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $462 |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $471 |
| Affiliated | Commercial | $543 |
| Coventry | Commercial | $6,515 |
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