MRI lower back without contrast at Porter Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Porter Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated April 28, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$369cash price (self-pay)
$369list price
$46.28–$3,597range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| United Healthcare | Managed Medicaid/Essential Plans | $46.28 |
| BlueCross BlueShield Vermont | Indemnity/The Vermont Health Plan/Vermo | $93.21 |
| MVP | Commercial | $98.43 |
| Humana Military | TRICARE | $146 |
| MVP | Essential Plans | $150 |
| MVP | Managed Medicaid, Child Health Plus, Health & Recovery Plans | $150 |
| United Healthcare Empire Plan | Commercial PPO for NY State Employees | $179 |
| Fidelis Care | Managed Medicaid/Essential Plans | $798 |
| Capital District Physicians' Health Plan | Managed Medicaid/Essential | $887 |
| Capital District Physicians' Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $887 |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $887 |
| Martins Point | TRICARE Prime/Department of Defense | $887 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $887 |
| Veterans Affairs Community Care Network | Veterans Administration | $887 |
| Veterans Choice | Veterans Choice Program | $887 |
| BlueCross BlueShield Vermont | Medicare Advantage | $910 |
| Wellpath | Correctional Healthcare | $1,101 |
| MVP | Medicare Advantage | $1,154 |
| Harvard Pilgrim | Commercial | $1,492 |
| Empire BlueCross BlueShield | HMO | $1,559 |
| Capital District Physicians' Health Plan | Commercial | $1,569 |
| Coventry | Commercial | $1,642 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $1,700 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $1,875 |
| Medical Corporation | Commercial HMO and POS Groups | $1,901 |
| Multiplan | Group Health | $1,901 |
| BlueCross BlueShield Vermont | Indemnity | $3,423 |
| BlueCross BlueShield Vermont | The Vermont Health Plan/Vermont Health | $3,423 |
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