MRI lower back without contrast at Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital. CPT 72148.
What Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 20, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$5,723cash price (self-pay)
$5,723list price
$187–$5,723range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Gateway | Gateway Health Plan Medicaid | $187 |
| Managed Medicaid Other | Managed Medicaid Other | $187 |
| Health Partners | Health Partners Medicaid | $203 |
| PA Health and Wellness Medicaid | PA Health and Wellness Medicaid | $215 |
| Keystone First | Keystone First | $240 |
| TriCare | TriCare | $245 |
| Medicaid | Medicaid | $256 |
| UnitedHealthcare Community | UnitedHealthcare Community | $268 |
| Geisinger Medicaid | Geisinger Medicaid | $346 |
| Cigna | Cigna New Business | $351 |
| Cigna | Cigna | $362 |
| HealthAmerica/Coventry | HealthAmerica/Coventry | $766 |
| PGM - Regie de l'assurance Maladie Quebec | PGM - Regie de lassurance | $1,316 |
| IBC | Keystone Health Plan East-IBC HMO | $1,451 |
| Keystone HMO Proactive | Keystone HMO Proactive | $1,451 |
| IBC | Personal Choice-IBC PPO | $1,536 |
| Todays Option | Todays Option | $1,602 |
| Aetna | Aetna Capitation | $1,649 |
| Aetna | Aetna Commercial | $1,649 |
| Preferred Health Care Eliance | Preferred Health Care Eliance | $1,774 |
| Aetna Better Health-Medicaid | Aetna Better Health-Medicaid | $1,831 |
| PGM - Kuwait Defense | PGM - Kuwait Defense | $2,003 |
| UnitedHealthcare New Business | UnitedHealthcare New Business | $2,130 |
| QualCare | QualCare | $2,175 |
| La Comunidad Hispana | La Comunidad Hispana | $2,289 |
| Pgm - Chop | Pgm - Chop | $2,289 |
| IBC | IBC Traditional | $2,407 |
| UnitedHealthcare | UnitedHealthcare | $2,512 |
| PGM - Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia | PGM - Royal Embassy of Saudi Ara | $3,434 |
| PGM - Embassy of Qatar | PGM - Embassy of Qatar | $3,720 |
Inpatient
$5,723cash price (self-pay)
$5,723list price
$1,316–$5,723range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| PGM - Regie de l'assurance Maladie Quebec | PGM - Regie de lassurance | $1,316 |
| Preferred Health Care Eliance | Preferred Health Care Eliance | $1,774 |
| Pgm - Chop | Pgm - Chop | $2,289 |
| PGM - Kuwait Defense | PGM - Kuwait Defense | $2,575 |
| PGM - Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia | PGM - Royal Embassy of Saudi Ara | $3,434 |
| PGM - Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (OHIP) | PGM - Ont | $3,720 |
| PGM - Kuwait Health Division | PGM - Kuwait Health Division | $4,578 |
| PGM - Kuwait Oil | PGM - Kuwait Oil | $4,578 |
| Preferred Health Care | Preferred Health Care | $4,578 |
| Intergroup | Intergroup | $4,865 |
| Cigna | Cigna | $5,723 |
| Cigna | Cigna New Business | $5,723 |
| Health Partners | Health Partners Medicaid | $5,723 |
| International PFS | International PFS | $5,723 |
| MedRisk | MedRisk | $5,723 |
| Not Adjusted | Not Adjusted | $5,723 |
| UPMC Medicaid | UPMC Medicaid | $5,723 |
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All common services at Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital