MRI lower back without contrast at Geisinger Community Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Geisinger Community Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated July 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$2,387cash price (self-pay)
$4,773list price
$1.00–$4,296range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Medicaid | Medicaid | $1.00 |
| Geisinger Family Plan | Geisinger Family Plan - Managed Medicaid | $1.03 |
| AmeriHealth | AmeriHealth Cartias - Managed Medicaid | $1.15 |
| UPMC For You | UPMC For You - Managed Medicaid | $1.18 |
| United Healthcare | United Healthcare - Managed Medicaid | $1.20 |
| Jefferson Health Plan | Jefferson Health Plan - Managed Medicaid | $1.20 |
| United Healthcare | United Healthcare - CHIP - Managed Medicare | $2.50 |
| Geisinger Health Plan | Geisinger Health Plan - Gold - Medicare Advant | $236 |
| Medicare | Medicare | $236 |
| Prison Health Services | Prison Health Services | $236 |
| Humana | Humana - Medicare Advantage | $240 |
| AmeriHealth | AmeriHealth Cartias - Medicare Advantage | $245 |
| Aetna | Aetna - Medicare Advantage | $247 |
| UPMC for Life | UPMC For Life - Medicare Advantage | $247 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Highmark Freedom Blue - Medicare Advantage | $356 |
| Geisinger Health Plan | Geisinger Health Plan - Employee | $523 |
| Geisinger Health Plan | Geisinger Health Plan - Commercial | $664 |
| Ambetter | Ambetter | $778 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Highmark - Special Care | $837 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | First Priority Health | $988 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Highmark - Non Access Care II | $1,196 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Highmark - Access Care II | $1,196 |
| Aetna | Aetna | $1,857 |
| Cigna | Cigna | $1,951 |
| United Healthcare | United Healthcare - All Payer Rate | $2,213 |
| Christian Healthcare Ministries | Christian Healthcare Ministries | $2,387 |
| United Healthcare | United Healthcare - Client Specific Rate | $2,479 |
| Aetna | First Health Network | $2,687 |
| HealthNet | HealthNet - Commercial | $2,797 |
| Universal Managed Care | Universal Managed Care | $2,959 |
Inpatient
$2,387cash price (self-pay)
$4,773list price
$2,387–$22,980range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Christian Healthcare Ministries | Christian Healthcare Ministries | $2,387 |
| Aetna | First Health Network | $2,687 |
| HealthNet | HealthNet - Commercial | $2,797 |
| Universal Managed Care | Universal Managed Care | $3,102 |
| Intergroup Services | Intergroup Services | $3,818 |
| Multiplan | Multiplan/Private Health Care System | $4,057 |
| Intergroup Services | Intergroup Services Corp - Non-Logo | $4,296 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Highmark - Special Care | $16,086 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | First Priority Health | $18,036 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Highmark - Access Care II | $22,156 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Highmark - Non Access Care II | $22,980 |
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