MRI lower back without contrast at Punxsutawney Area Hospital. CPT 72148.
What Punxsutawney Area Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 2, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$97.56cash price (self-pay)
$271list price
$40.12–$3,725range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Highmark Wholecare | Highmark Wholecare Medicaid | $157 |
| Cigna | Cigna | $161 |
| Tricare | Tricare | $175 |
| UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company | United Medicare | $184 |
| Highmark | Highmark MCR Community/Complete Blue | $206 |
| Highmark Wholecare | Highmark Wholecare Medicare | $206 |
| UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company | United Medicaid | $206 |
| UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company | United CHIP | $206 |
| AmeriHealth Caritas | AmeriHealth Caritas Medicaid | $206 |
| AmeriHealth Caritas | AmeriHealth Caritas Medicare | $211 |
| Highmark | Highmark MCR Freedom Blue | $212 |
| Aetna Medicare | Aetna Medicare | $212 |
| UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company | VA CCN Optum | $214 |
| United Mine Workers of America | UMWA | $214 |
| Geisinger Health Plan | Geisinger Medicare | $215 |
| UPMC Health Plan | UPMC Medicaid | $216 |
| Highmark | Highmark MCR Security Blue | $218 |
| UPMC Health Plan | UPMC Medicare | $221 |
| Centene Corporation | PA H and W Medicare | $226 |
| Humana Inc. | Humana Medicare | $245 |
| Geisinger Health Plan | Geisinger Medicaid | $247 |
| Geisinger Health Plan | Geisinger CHIP | $247 |
| Centene Corporation | PA H and W Medicaid | $253 |
| UPMC Health Plan | UPMC | $271 |
| PA Workers Compensation | PA Workers Compensation | $271 |
| Highmark | Highmark CHIP / Social Mission | $326 |
| UPMC Health Plan | UPMC CHIP | $348 |
| PA Health and Wellness Commercial | PA Health and Wellness Commercial | $361 |
| Highmark | Highmark Performance Blue | $388 |
| UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company | United | $399 |
Inpatient
$111cash price (self-pay)
$271list price
—range insurers pay
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