# CPT 72148: MRI lumbar spine, without contrast

Medicare CPT 72148 pays $191.72 in a non-facility setting and $191.72 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $170.32 in Arkansas to $223.39 in Alaska, a 31% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/72148-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Neurological Surgery, Pain Medicine, Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $191.72 |
| National facility | $191.72 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $223.39 | $223.39 |
| District of Columbia | $219.67 | $219.67 |
| California | $217.63 | $217.63 |
| Washington | $212.17 | $212.17 |
| New Jersey | $212.15 | $212.15 |
| New York | $211.42 | $211.42 |
| Massachusetts | $209.90 | $209.90 |
| Hawaii | $209.53 | $209.53 |
| Connecticut | $204.19 | $204.19 |
| Colorado | $200.55 | $200.55 |
| Oregon | $198.69 | $198.69 |
| Maryland | $198.57 | $198.57 |
| New Hampshire | $197.06 | $197.06 |
| Rhode Island | $196.90 | $196.90 |
| Florida | $195.35 | $195.35 |
| Minnesota | $193.44 | $193.44 |
| Puerto Rico | $193.21 | $193.21 |
| Virgin Islands | $193.21 | $193.21 |
| Montana | $191.71 | $191.71 |
| Nevada | $191.30 | $191.30 |
| Wyoming | $190.85 | $190.85 |
| Illinois | $190.20 | $190.20 |
| Delaware | $189.94 | $189.94 |
| North Dakota | $189.74 | $189.74 |
| Texas | $189.57 | $189.57 |
| Pennsylvania | $189.51 | $189.51 |
| South Dakota | $189.50 | $189.50 |
| Vermont | $188.67 | $188.67 |
| Virginia | $188.35 | $188.35 |
| Arizona | $186.89 | $186.89 |
| Georgia | $186.00 | $186.00 |
| Michigan | $184.52 | $184.52 |
| Maine | $184.24 | $184.24 |
| Wisconsin | $183.52 | $183.52 |
| Utah | $182.96 | $182.96 |
| North Carolina | $181.12 | $181.12 |
| New Mexico | $180.75 | $180.75 |
| South Carolina | $180.56 | $180.56 |
| Missouri | $180.12 | $180.12 |
| Indiana | $179.76 | $179.76 |
| Louisiana | $179.68 | $179.68 |
| Ohio | $179.54 | $179.54 |
| Nebraska | $178.84 | $178.84 |
| Idaho | $178.74 | $178.74 |
| Iowa | $177.78 | $177.78 |
| Tennessee | $177.41 | $177.41 |
| Kansas | $176.60 | $176.60 |
| Oklahoma | $175.97 | $175.97 |
| Kentucky | $175.87 | $175.87 |
| West Virginia | $174.78 | $174.78 |
| Alabama | $172.74 | $172.74 |
| Mississippi | $171.35 | $171.35 |
| Arkansas | $170.32 | $170.32 |

## Related codes

- 70540: MRI orbit/face/neck, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70540-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70551: MRI brain, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70551-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70552: MRI brain, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70552-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70553: MRI brain, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70553-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70558: MRI orbit/face/neck, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70558-cpt-fee-schedule
- 71550: MRI chest, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71550-cpt-fee-schedule
- 71551: MRI chest, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71551-cpt-fee-schedule
- 71552: MRI chest, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71552-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 72148 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules