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MRI of lower back (no contrast) at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center

2300 Opitz Boulevard, Woodbridge, VA 22191|12825 Minnieville Road, Lake Ridge, VA 22192. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date April 1, 2026 — source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 19, 2026. CPT 72148.

$2,000
Cash price
$1,503
Median commercial
$4,000
Gross charge (list)

Median commercial rate here: $1,503 — 26% above the Washington, DC metro median of $1,193. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
CignaConnect Exchange $906 negotiated rate
CignaPPO/POS $985 negotiated rate
CarefirstHMO $2,020 negotiated rate
CarefirstPPO $2,223 negotiated rate

Medicare plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
AetnaMedicare Managed Care Plan $237 negotiated rate
HumanaMedicare Managed Care Plan $240 negotiated rate
UnitedhealthcareDsnp Medicare Managed Care Plan $244 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 Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center without insurance?

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center's price file lists a discounted cash (self-pay) facility rate of $2,000 for MRI of lower back (no contrast), against a gross charge of $4,000. Facility rate only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services bill separately.

What do insurance plans pay for mri of lower back (no contrast) at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center?

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center lists 4 commercial plan rates for MRI of lower back (no contrast), from $906 (Cigna) to $2,223 (Carefirst), with a median of $1,503. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $1,193.

Where do these prices come from?

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

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