MRI lower back without contrast at Virginia Mason Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Virginia Mason Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated January 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$1,098cash price (self-pay)
$2,153list price
$6.19–$1,722range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage HMO | $23.96 |
| Confluence Health | Medicare Advantage | $39.55 |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage PPO | $62.77 |
| Humana | ChoiceCare Medicare Advantage | $220 |
| Multiplan | Medicare Advantage | $230 |
| Premera | Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO | $230 |
| Signal Health | Medicare Advantage | $230 |
| Regence | Medicare Advantage | $241 |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $242 |
| Kaiser Foundation | HP Medicare | $242 |
| Optum Care Network | Medicare Advantage | $242 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $242 |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $405 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $557 |
| Kaiser Health Plan | Commercial | $1,041 |
| Premera | Commercial | $1,063 |
| Regence | Uniform Medical Plan | $1,069 |
| Regence | Commercial | $1,135 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $1,187 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $1,356 |
| First Choice | Commercial | $1,379 |
| Cigna | Local Plus | $1,590 |
| Coventry - First Health | Commercial | $1,722 |
Inpatient
$1,098cash price (self-pay)
$2,153list price
$1,379–$1,722range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| First Choice | Commercial | $1,379 |
| Regence | Commercial | $1,507 |
| Regence | Uniform Medical Plan | $1,507 |
| Coventry - First Health | Commercial | $1,722 |
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