MRI lower back without contrast at MUSC Columbia Medical Center Downtown. CPT 72148.
What MUSC Columbia Medical Center Downtown publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated April 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$1,003cash price (self-pay)
$2,006list price
$231–$1,162range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Bcbs | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $231 |
| Clover Health | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $235 |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $238 |
| Absolute Total Care | Ambetter Exchange | $248 |
| Molina | Exchange | $254 |
| Bcbs | Employee | $456 |
| Aetna | All Commercial Plans | $600 |
| Bcbs | State Other Commercial Plan | $607 |
| Bcbs | Bluechoice Exchange | $616 |
| Bcbs | Blueessentials Exchange | $616 |
| Bcbs | Lowcountry Blue Exchange | $767 |
| Bcbs | Preferred Blue Ppo | $1,057 |
| Bcbs | Bluechoice Hmo | $1,162 |
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