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
MRI LUMBAR SPINE
Suite B
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InstituteforOrthopaedicSurgery’s median price of $816 is 41% above the median hospital's median price ($577), higher than 59% of the 2,667 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: 3 payers, 5 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 ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $430 | $430 | — | — | — | $430 – $430 |
| 2 | Medical Mutual ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $816 | $816 | — | — | — | $816 – $816 |
| 3 | Medical Mutual ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $816 | $816 | — | — | — | $816 – $816 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $828 | $828 | — | — | — | $828 – $828 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $828 | $828 | — | — | — | $828 – $828 |
Last updated: Jun 5, 2026
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