MRI lower back without contrast at Lehigh Valley Hospital. CPT 72148.
What Lehigh Valley Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated July 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
—cash price (self-pay)
—list price
$212–$12,569range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Cigna | Healthspring | $212 |
| Capital Blue Cross | Medicare Advantage | $250 |
| Ibc | Medicare Advantage | $250 |
| Jefferson Health Partners | All Products | $250 |
| Optum Health | Medicare Advantage | $250 |
| Highmark Blue Shield | Medicare Advantage | $255 |
| Geisinger | Medicare Advantage | $257 |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $262 |
| Amerihealth | Medicare Advantage | $262 |
| Devoted Health | Medicare Advantage | $262 |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $262 |
| Jefferson Health Partners | Medicare Advantage | $262 |
| Emblem | Medicare Advantage | $270 |
| Jefferson Employees | All Products | $312 |
| Geisinger | Managed Medicaid | $320 |
| Jefferson Health Partners | Managed Medicaid | $346 |
| Pa Health & Wellness | Managed Medicaid | $346 |
| Highmark Wholecare/Gateway | Managed Medicaid | $369 |
| Aetna | Managed Medicaid | $371 |
| Keystone First | Managed Medicaid | $371 |
| Amerihealth Caritas | Managed Medicaid | $416 |
| Highmark Blue Shield | Chip | $490 |
| Optum Health | All Products | $499 |
| Geisinger | Marketplace | $606 |
| Highmark Blue Shield | Aca Narrow Network | $616 |
| Cigna | PPO | $633 |
| Cigna | HMO | $633 |
| Meshoppen Stone | All Products | $699 |
| Ambetter | All Products | $757 |
| Highmark Blue Shield | Tiered Products (Coalition) | $765 |
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