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.
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Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material
MANCHESTER, NH
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Catholic Medical Center’s median price of $857 is 49% above the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 60% 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: 4 payers, 12 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 individualonexchange fee schedule · outpatient | $416.42 | $425.17 | $221.33 – $637.75 |
| 2 | Anthem pathway fee schedule · outpatient | $435.32 | $444.46 | $231.37 – $666.69 |
| 3 | Anthem bluechoice fee schedule · outpatient | $559.69 | $571.45 | $297.48 – $857.17 |
| 4 | Anthem hpn fee schedule · outpatient | $559.69 | $571.45 | $297.48 – $857.17 |
| 5 | Anthem fep fee schedule · outpatient | $621.88 | $634.94 | $330.53 – $952.41 |
| 6 | Anthem hmo/pos fee schedule · outpatient | $621.88 | $634.94 | $330.53 – $952.41 |
| 7 | Anthem individualoffexchange fee schedule · outpatient | $621.88 | $634.94 | $330.53 – $952.41 |
| 8 | Anthem ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $621.88 | $634.94 | $330.53 – $952.41 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas mcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $639.47 | $639.47 | $639.47 – $639.47 |
| 10 | Cigna comm case rate · outpatient | $2,653 | $2,653 | $2,653 – $2,653 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,828 | $2,828 | $2,828 – $2,828 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,075 | $4,075 | $4,075 – $4,075 |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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