MRI lower back without contrast at VHC Health. CPT 72148.
What VHC Health publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated December 16, 2025.
Outpatient / ER
$2,113cash price (self-pay)
$2,641list price
$177–$2,200range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Anthem | Medicare Advantage | $243 |
| Cigna Healthspring | Medicare Advantage | $243 |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $243 |
| UHC | Medicare Advantage | $243 |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $246 |
| Cigna | Customer Specific | $314 |
| Cigna | Ifp | $349 |
| Anthem | HMO Exchange | $382 |
| UHC | Mamsi-Non Options | $438 |
| Aetna | PPO | $456 |
| Anthem | HMO-PPO-Par | $477 |
| UHC | Options | $486 |
| Aetna | POS-EPO-HMO | $765 |
| Carefirst | PPO | $1,412 |
| Carefirst | HMO | $1,717 |
| Cigna | All Products | $2,200 |
Inpatient
$1,774cash price (self-pay)
$2,217list price
—range insurers pay
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