MRI lower back without contrast at Albany Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Albany Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated December 31, 2025.
Outpatient / ER
$80.63cash price (self-pay)
$602list price
$7.39–$3,002range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Blue Shield | Medicare | $138 |
| Aetna Government Program | Medicare Advantage | $142 |
| CDPHP | All Products-High Deductible Plan | $190 |
| CDPHP | All Products-Labcorp | $190 |
| Aetna | All Products_All Other MD_NONFAC | $243 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $252 |
| United Healthcare | Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VACCN) | $252 |
| Nascentia Health Options | Medicare Advantage | $272 |
| MVP | Medicare Advantage | $272 |
| Emblem | Medicare Advantage | $279 |
| BCBS_Empire HealthChoice | Medicare Advantage | $286 |
| CDPHP | Medicare Advantage | $286 |
| Fidelis | Medicare Advantage | $315 |
| Blue Shield | HMO_POS | $351 |
| Blue Shield | Indemnity_PPO | $351 |
| Hamaspik | Medicare Advantage | $389 |
| Emblem | SelectCare | $460 |
| Emblem_GHI | Commercial_All Products | $460 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $485 |
| Fidelis | Health Benefit Exchange | $489 |
| BCBS_Empire HealthChoice | Managed Medicaid | $528 |
| CDPHP | Managed Medicaid | $528 |
| MVP | Government Programs | $528 |
| Blue Shield | Managed Medicaid | $560 |
| BCBS_Empire HealthChoice | Individual Plan | $633 |
| MVP Commercial | Individual_Student Health Plan | $983 |
| Fidelis | Medicaid Managed Care | $1,056 |
| MVP Essential Plan | Managed Medicaid | $1,135 |
| BCBS_Empire HealthChoice | Essential Plans 3_4 | $1,187 |
| BCBS_Empire HealthChoice | Essential Plans 1_2 | $1,187 |
Inpatient
$199cash price (self-pay)
$1,965list price
$298–$3,002range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| United Healthcare | All Products | $1,474 |
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