Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
MR LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST
Beckley, WV
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Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.’s median price of $208 is 64% below the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 5% of the 2,589 hospitals reporting CPT 72148. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 11 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Aetna medicare fee schedule · both | $66.61 | $66.61 | $66.61 – $66.61 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare other · outpatient | $208.44 | $208.44 | $208.44 – $208.44 |
| 3 | Anthem medicare advantage other · outpatient | $208.44 | $208.44 | $208.44 – $208.44 |
| 4 | Humana medicare other · outpatient | $208.44 | $208.44 | $208.44 – $208.44 |
| 5 | Optum veterans affairs plan other · outpatient | $208.44 | $208.44 | $208.44 – $208.44 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare other · outpatient | $208.44 | $208.44 | $208.44 – $208.44 |
| 7 | WellCare medicare other · outpatient | $208.44 | $208.44 | $208.44 – $208.44 |
| 8 | Highmark aca other · outpatient | $1,042 | $1,042 | $1,042 – $1,042 |
| 9 | Highmark indemnity and managed care other · outpatient | $1,307 | $1,307 | $1,307 – $1,307 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,339 | $4,339 | $4,339 – $4,339 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,833 | $4,833 | $4,833 – $4,833 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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