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

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

Outpatient / ER

$350cash price (self-pay)

$1,209list price

$199–$1,023range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
[AmeriHealth Caritas] \| [MA]	$199
[Highmark Wholecare] \| [MA]	$199
[Geisinger] \| [CHIP]	$211
[Health Partners Plans] \| [CHIP]	$218
[PA Health & Wellness] \| [MA]	$219
[Health Partners Plans] \| [MA]	$225
[Highmark] \| [Medicare]	$232
[AmeriHealth Caritas] \| [Medicare]	$234
[CBC] \| [Medicare]	$234
[Geisinger] \| [Medicare]	$234
[Highmark] \| [CHIP]	$234
[Highmark Wholecare] \| [Medicare]	$234
[UHC] \| [Medicare]	$234
[Aetna] \| [Medicare]	$236
[HealthSpring] \| [Medicare]	$236
[Humana] \| [Medicare]	$236
[Health Partners Plans] \| [Medicare]	$239
[UPMC] \| [Medicare]	$239
[PA Health & Wellness] \| [Medicare]	$241
[Point Comfort Underwriters] \| [Medicare]	$293
[Upmc] \| [MA]	$436
[UHC] \| [Chip]	$456
[Upmc] \| [Chip]	$513
[Cbc] \| [Chip]	$517
[UHC] \| [Comm]	$603
[CBC] \| [Comm]	$608
[Aetna] \| [Comm]	$626
[Aetna Signature Administrators] \| [Comm]	$635
[Cigna] \| [Comm]	$741
[Geisinger] \| [Comm]	$806

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