MRI lower back without contrast at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. CPT 72148.

What St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated February 28, 2026.

Outpatient / ER

$1,565cash price (self-pay)

$4,096list price

$207–$3,236range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
United \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$207
United \| Medicare\|Dual Complete	$251
Health Choice \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$258
Mercy Care Plan \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$258
Aetna \| Medicare\|All Plans	$258
BCBS - AZ \| Medicare\|All Plans	$258
Care 1st \| Medicare\|All Plans	$258
Cigna \| Medicare\|All Plans	$258
First Health \| Medicare\|All Plans	$258
Health Choice \| Medicare\|All Plans	$258
Humana \| Medicare\|All Plans	$258
Mercy Care Plan \| Medicare\|All Plans	$258
Optum \| Medicare\|OptumCare	$258
United \| Medicare\|All Other Plans	$258
Optum \| Medicare\|OptumHealth	$283
United \| Commercial\|All Other Plans	$525
United \| Commercial\|Navigate	$525
United \| Commercial\|Options PPO	$525
United \| Commercial\|DignityHealthEmployee	$778
Cigna \| Commercial\|Exchange	$1,409
Cigna \| Commercial\|LocalPlus SureFit	$1,509
Aetna \| Commercial\|All Plans	$1,531
Connected Care \| Commercial\|Intel	$1,583
Optum \| Commercial\|OptumHealth	$1,925
Cigna \| Commercial\|All Other Plans	$1,985
Cigna \| Commercial\|LifeSource	$2,253
Other \| Commercial\|NTN	$2,458
LifeTrac \| Commercial\|All Plans	$2,662
First Health \| Commercial\|All Plans	$2,867
Health Net \| Commercial\|Interlink	$2,867

$1,565cash price (self-pay)

$4,096list price

$2,458–$3,236range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
Other \| Commercial\|NTN	$2,458
First Health \| Commercial\|All Plans	$2,867
MultiPlan \| Commercial\|All Plans	$3,236

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