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MRI of lower back (no contrast) at MedStar Washington Hospital Center

110 Irving Street, NW, Washington DC, 20010. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date April 1, 2026 — source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 72148.

$2,397
Cash price
$1,216
Median commercial
$3,687
Gross charge (list)

Median commercial rate here: $1,216 — 4% above the Washington, DC metro median of $1,171. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
TricareTricare $282 negotiated rate
Unitedhealthcare Insurance CompanyOptum Va Community Care $282 negotiated rate
United Healthcare-OvationsUnited Secure $285 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteKaiser Va Mco $454 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnitedhealthcare Community Plan Of Maryland $1,069 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUHC Navigate/Core $1,155 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnited Healthcare All HMO Products $1,203 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteKaiser Md Mco $1,230 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnited Healthcare All PPO Products $1,336 negotiated rate
Cigna Healthcare Mid AtlanticAll Cigna HMO $1,428 negotiated rate
Cigna Healthcare Midatlantic IncAll Cigna PPO $1,428 negotiated rate
Aetna Us Healthcare IncAetna All HMO And PPO Plans $1,451 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteAll Kaiser Commercial $1,844 negotiated rate
Carefirst Blue Choice IncAll Carefirst HMO Plans (+1 same-rate plans) $2,445 negotiated rate

Medicare plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
Carefirst Advantage IncCarefirst Medicare Advantage $282 negotiated rate
Aetna MedicareAetna Medicare $290 negotiated rate
HumanaHumana Medicare Advantage $296 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteKaiser Medicare Advantage $296 negotiated rate

Medicaid plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
AmerigroupAmerigroup Dc $518 negotiated rate
Amerihealth Caritas District Of ColumbiaAmerihealth $518 negotiated rate
Medstar Family Choice IncMedstar Family Choice Dc $518 negotiated rate
Medstar Family Choice IncMedstar Family Choice Md $1,032 negotiated rate
What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible, and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →

Common questions

How much does mri of lower back (no contrast) cost at MedStar Washington Hospital Center without insurance?

MedStar Washington Hospital Center's price file lists a discounted cash (self-pay) facility rate of $2,397 for MRI of lower back (no contrast), against a gross charge of $3,687. Facility rate only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services bill separately.

What do insurance plans pay for mri of lower back (no contrast) at MedStar Washington Hospital Center?

MedStar Washington Hospital Center lists 14 commercial plan rates for MRI of lower back (no contrast), from $282 (Tricare) to $2,445 (Carefirst Blue Choice Inc), with a median of $1,216. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $1,171.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file MedStar Washington Hospital Center publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date April 1, 2026. These are price disclosures, not quotes.

Same procedure at nearby hospitals: The George Washington University Hospital · Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring · MedStar Georgetown Hospital · Children's National Hospital · Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System · Inova Fairfax Hospital