MRI of the lower back (no dye)

A detailed magnetic scan of the lumbar spine - the standard test for sciatica or a suspected disc problem.
Code 72148 · Imaging & scans · by county · negotiated in-network prices · by state, with single plans
Payers shown: Quartz · all plans together
Prices shown: every in-person setting
Doctor’s fee or facility fee? These are single prices the insurer publishes for both the doctor's and the facility's part of the service.
CountyProvidersLowest25th pctMedian 75th pctHighestvs Medicare
“x Medicare” compares each price with what original Medicare pays a doctor for the same service in the same state under its physician fee schedule (RVU26D, in force from 2026-10-01) — the price for a doctor's own office. Insurers write their contracts as a share of Medicare, so 1.3x means the insurer pays 30% more than Medicare would; Medicare Advantage plans generally pay close to 1.0x. The prices on this map include a facility fee, which Medicare pays separately and which is not in its physician price, so the ratio here runs high and is a rough guide only.
Counties with fewer than five providers are not shown. A price in a county with one or two providers would be those providers’ own price; provider-level detail is not published here, but this specific data can be requested here. A provider is placed in the county of the practice address it registered with the federal NPI registry.