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
Prestonsburg, KY
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ARH Tug Valley Health Services, Inc.’s median price of $663 is 15% above the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 54% 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, 13 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 commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $114.19 | $114.19 | $114.19 – $114.19 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare other · outpatient | $180.41 | $180.41 | $180.41 – $180.41 |
| 3 | Anthem medicare advantage other · outpatient | $180.41 | $180.41 | $180.41 – $180.41 |
| 4 | Humana medicare other · outpatient | $180.41 | $180.41 | $180.41 – $180.41 |
| 5 | Optum veterans affairs plan other · outpatient | $180.41 | $180.41 | $180.41 – $180.41 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare other · outpatient | $180.41 | $180.41 | $180.41 – $180.41 |
| 7 | WellCare medicare other · outpatient | $180.41 | $180.41 | $180.41 – $180.41 |
| 8 | Anthem commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $700.00 | $700.00 | $663.00 – $737.00 |
| 9 | Aetna Better Health medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,696 | $1,696 | $1,696 – $1,696 |
| 10 | Anthem medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,696 | $1,696 | $1,696 – $1,696 |
| 11 | Molina medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,730 | $1,730 | $1,730 – $1,730 |
| 12 | Humana medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,747 | $1,747 | $1,747 – $1,747 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,603 | $2,603 | $2,603 – $2,603 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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