MRI lower back without contrast at James Cancer Hospital. CPT 72148.
What James Cancer Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated July 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
—cash price (self-pay)
$2,580list price
$0.62–$2,956range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Cigna | Cigna - Transplant | $0.62 |
| Healthspan | Healthspan - Medicare | $565 |
| MediGold | MediGold | $565 |
| Medicare | Medicare Perennial Advantage | $571 |
| Amerihealth | Amerihealth | $705 |
| Medicaid | Medicaid | $705 |
| Aetna | Aetna Better Health | $740 |
| United | United Healthcare - Medicaid | $775 |
| United | United Healthcare | $816 |
| Molina | Molina - Medicare-Medicaid Program | $851 |
| Molina | Molina - Medicare | $851 |
| Aetna | Aetna Better Health - Dual Eligible | $851 |
| Medicare | Medicare | $851 |
| Aetna | Aetna - Medicare | $851 |
| Anthem | Anthem - Medicare Advantage | $947 |
| CareSource | CareSource - DSNP | $955 |
| Upper Ohio Valley | Upper Ohio Valley - Medicare Health Plan | $955 |
| Humana | Humana - Medicare | $974 |
| Buckeye Community | Buckeyes Community - Dual Eligible | $980 |
| Molina | Molina - Medicaid | $1,007 |
| Buckeye Community | Buckeye Ambetter Exchange | $1,109 |
| CareSource | CareSource - Exchange | $1,109 |
| Humana | Humana Medicaid | $1,134 |
| Molina | Molina - Exchange | $1,135 |
| Buckeye Community | Buckeyes Community - Medicaid | $1,254 |
| CareSource | CareSource - Medicaid | $1,254 |
| OSU Health Plan | OSU Department of Athletics | $1,290 |
| Aetna | Aetna | $1,312 |
| OSU Health Plan | OSU Health Plan - Prime Care | $1,364 |
| Healthspan | Healthspan - Commercial | $1,548 |
Inpatient
—cash price (self-pay)
$2,580list price
$871–$5,829range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Medicaid | Medicaid | $871 |
| Amerihealth | Amerihealth | $871 |
| Aetna | Aetna Better Health | $915 |
| United | United Healthcare - Medicaid | $958 |
| Buckeye Community | Buckeyes Community - Dual Eligible | $980 |
| Buckeye Community | Buckeyes Community - Medicare | $980 |
| OSU Health Plan | OSU Health Plan - Student Health Plan | $1,203 |
| Buckeye Community | Buckeyes Community - Medicaid | $1,228 |
| CareSource | CareSource - Medicaid | $1,237 |
| Molina | Molina - Medicaid | $1,237 |
| Molina | Molina - Exchange | $1,238 |
| OSU Health Plan | OSU Health Plan - Non OSU PPO | $1,290 |
| OSU Health Plan | OSU Department of Athletics | $1,290 |
| OSU Health Plan | OSU Health Plan - Prime Care | $1,364 |
| Humana | Humana Medicaid | $1,402 |
| Healthspan | Healthspan - Commercial | $1,548 |
| Anthem | Anthem - HMO/PPO | $1,660 |
| OSU Health Plan | OSU Health Plan - Market | $1,708 |
| OSU Health Plan | OSU Health Plan - Partner | $1,768 |
| MMO | MMO - New Business | $1,809 |
| OhioHealth | OhioHealth - Choice | $1,858 |
| OhioHealth | OhioHealth - Group Healthreach | $1,883 |
| Aetna | Aetna | $1,894 |
| MMO | MMO - Commercial | $1,906 |
| Ohio PPO | Ohio PPO Connect | $1,917 |
| Aetna | First Health | $1,956 |
| United | United Healthcare | $1,973 |
| Upper Ohio Valley | Upper Ohio Valley - Health Plan | $2,064 |
| Frontpath | Frontpath Transplant | $2,064 |
| Anthem | Anthem - Traditional | $2,308 |
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