MRI lower back without contrast at Rio Grande Regional Hospital. CPT 72148.
What Rio Grande Regional Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated September 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$13,516cash price (self-pay)
$13,516list price
$195–$11,489range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Texas Health Network | MCD | $195 |
| Driscoll Children's Health Plan | MCD | $203 |
| United | MGMCD | $203 |
| Aetna Better Health | MGMCD | $215 |
| Molina Healthcare | CHIP | $217 |
| Molina Healthcare | STAR | $217 |
| Molina Healthcare | STARKIDS | $217 |
| Molina Healthcare | STARPLUS | $217 |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $518 |
| BCBS | BlueAdvantage | $872 |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $946 |
| Superior Health Plan | CHPFC | $946 |
| Superior Health Plan | STAR | $946 |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $946 |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $946 |
| BCBS | BlueEssentials | $1,070 |
| BCBS | BlueEssentialsAccess | $1,070 |
| BCBS | HealthSelectOpenAccess(EPOSOA) | $1,093 |
| BCBS | PPO | $1,114 |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $2,377 |
| Aetna | CommercialBaseNetwork | $2,503 |
| Aetna | Meritain | $2,503 |
| Aetna | OON | $2,946 |
| Aetna | ASA | $3,243 |
| Texas Workforce Commission | WORKERSCOMP | $3,244 |
| Humana Valley Market | HMO | $3,399 |
| Humana Valley Market | PPO | $3,399 |
| Averde Health | COMM | $4,460 |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | ACCEL | $5,812 |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | SOUTHTEXASISDRATES | $5,812 |
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