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
Hinton, WV
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Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.’s median price of $1.3k is 134% above the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 72% 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, 9 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 | Anthem medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,028 | $1,028 | $1,028 – $1,028 |
| 2 | Humana medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,028 | $1,028 | $1,028 – $1,028 |
| 3 | Optum veterans affairs plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,028 | $1,028 | $1,028 – $1,028 |
| 4 | WellCare medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,028 | $1,028 | $1,028 – $1,028 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,120 | $1,120 | $1,120 – $1,120 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,578 | $1,578 | $1,578 – $1,578 |
| 7 | Highmark commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,837 | $3,837 | $3,837 – $3,837 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,020 | $4,020 | $4,020 – $4,020 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,478 | $4,478 | $4,478 – $4,478 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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