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
Hazard, KY
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Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.’s median price of $298 is 48% below the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 22% 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: 8 payers, 20 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 | Optum veterans affairs plan fee schedule · both | $66.61 | $66.61 | $66.61 – $66.61 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · both | $66.61 | $66.61 | $66.61 – $66.61 |
| 4 | WellCare medicare fee schedule · both | $66.61 | $66.61 | $66.61 – $66.61 |
| 5 | Aetna Better Health medicaid fee schedule · both | $148.07 | $148.07 | $148.07 – $148.07 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare other · outpatient | $196.44 | $196.44 | $196.44 – $196.44 |
| 7 | Anthem medicare advantage other · outpatient | $196.44 | $196.44 | $196.44 – $196.44 |
| 8 | Humana medicare other · outpatient | $196.44 | $196.44 | $196.44 – $196.44 |
| 9 | Optum veterans affairs plan other · outpatient | $196.44 | $196.44 | $196.44 – $196.44 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare other · outpatient | $196.44 | $196.44 | $196.44 – $196.44 |
| 11 | WellCare medicare other · outpatient | $196.44 | $196.44 | $196.44 – $196.44 |
| 12 | WellCare medicaid fee schedule · both | $399.65 | $399.65 | $399.65 – $399.65 |
| 13 | Anthem commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $760.00 | $760.00 | $760.00 – $760.00 |
| 14 | Aetna Better Health medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,232 | $1,232 | $1,232 – $1,232 |
| 15 | Anthem medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,232 | $1,232 | $1,232 – $1,232 |
| 16 | Humana medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,232 | $1,232 | $1,232 – $1,232 |
| 17 | Molina medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,232 | $1,232 | $1,232 – $1,232 |
| 18 | WellCare medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,318 | $1,318 | $1,318 – $1,318 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,064 | $4,064 | $4,064 – $4,064 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,943 | $4,943 | $4,943 – $4,943 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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