MRI lower back without contrast at Grand Strand Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Grand Strand Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated September 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$10,460cash price (self-pay)
$10,460list price
$218–$9,937range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Select Health | HIX | $218 |
| Absolute Total Care | HIX | $423 |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $518 |
| SC State Employees | COMM | $660 |
| Blue Choice | Mgmcd | $811 |
| United | MCD | $811 |
| BCBS | Pbhix | $902 |
| Blue Choice Health Plan | HIX | $902 |
| BCBS | BlueChoice | $1,735 |
| BCBS | PreferredBlue | $1,735 |
| Absolute Total Care | MCD | $1,883 |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCR | $1,987 |
| Pruitt Health | MCR | $1,987 |
| Aetna SC | AFA | $2,091 |
| Aetna SC | NB | $2,091 |
| CIGNA | NewBusiness | $2,531 |
| Aetna SC | FI | $2,861 |
| Cigna | HMO | $3,494 |
| Aetna SC | SI | $3,632 |
| United | OptionsPPO | $4,456 |
| United | GlobalBenefit | $4,707 |
| Medcost | NEWULTRA | $5,240 |
| Vocational Rehab | MCR | $5,648 |
| Employers Health Network | COMM | $5,753 |
| Medcost | NEWEMPLOYERCONWAY | $6,684 |
| Medcost | STANDARD | $7,144 |
| Evernorth | BHCOMM | $8,368 |
| First Health | PPO | $8,630 |
| Global Excel Management | COMM | $8,682 |
| MultiPlan | COMM | $8,891 |
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