MRI lower back without contrast at Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center. CPT 72148.

What Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 27, 2026.

Outpatient / ER

$380cash price (self-pay)

$1,209list price

$198–$997range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
[AmeriHealth Caritas] \| [MA]	$198
[Highmark Wholecare] \| [MA]	$198
[Geisinger] \| [CHIP]	$210
[Health Partners Plans] \| [CHIP]	$217
[PA Health & Wellness] \| [MA]	$218
[Health Partners Plans] \| [MA]	$224
[Highmark] \| [Medicare]	$231
[AmeriHealth Caritas] \| [Medicare]	$233
[CBC] \| [Medicare]	$233
[Geisinger] \| [Medicare]	$233
[Highmark] \| [CHIP]	$233
[Highmark Wholecare] \| [Medicare]	$233
[UHC] \| [Medicare]	$233
[Aetna] \| [Medicare]	$236
[HealthSpring] \| [Medicare]	$236
[Humana] \| [Medicare]	$236
[Health Partners Plans] \| [Medicare]	$238
[UPMC] \| [Medicare]	$238
[PA Health & Wellness] \| [Medicare]	$240
[Point Comfort Underwriters] \| [Medicare]	$292
[Aetna Better Health] \| [CHIP]	$311
[Upmc] \| [MA]	$436
[UHC] \| [Chip]	$451
[Upmc] \| [Chip]	$513
[Cbc] \| [Chip]	$513
[UHC] \| [Comm]	$603
[CBC] \| [Comm]	$604
[Aetna] \| [Comm]	$626
[Aetna Signature Administrators] \| [Comm]	$635
[Cigna] \| [Comm]	$741

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