MRI lower back without contrast at Tucson Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Tucson Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated April 30, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$1,478cash price (self-pay)
$5,280list price
$167–$1,422range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Arizona Complete | Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS | $167 |
| Banner University Family Care | Arizona Health Care Cost Containment S | $167 |
| United Healthcare Community Care | Arizona Health Care Cost Containmen | $167 |
| Arizona Complete | Medicare Advantage | $250 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Medicare Advantage | $250 |
| Alignment | Medicare Advantage | $250 |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $253 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $255 |
| CareMore/Carelon/Wellpoint | Medicare Advantage | $255 |
| Devoted | Medicare Advantage | $267 |
| Arizona Complete | Marketplace | $319 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $340 |
| Blue Cross/Health Choice | Marketplace | $374 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Commercial | $401 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $430 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $1,422 |
Inpatient
$1,478cash price (self-pay)
$5,280list price
—range insurers pay
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