MRI lower back without contrast at St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What St. Joseph’s Westgate 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–$3,318range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Health Choice | Medicaid|All Plans | $207 |
| United | Medicaid|All Plans | $207 |
| United | Medicare|Dual Complete | $251 |
| 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 |
| Devoted Health | Medicare|All Plans | $265 |
| 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 | $1,231 |
| Cigna | Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit | $1,318 |
| Connected Care | Commercial|Intel | $1,389 |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,734 |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $2,484 |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $2,484 |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $2,484 |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $2,703 |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $3,318 |
Inpatient
$1,565cash price (self-pay)
$4,096list price
$2,703–$3,318range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $2,703 |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $3,318 |
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