MRI lower back without contrast at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. CPT 72148.
What Bakersfield Memorial Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated February 28, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$1,684cash price (self-pay)
$4,589list price
$267–$3,877range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Care 1st | Medicaid|< 21 | $267 |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|> 21 | $267 |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $267 |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $267 |
| LA Care | Medicaid|< 21 | $267 |
| LA Care | Medicaid|> 21 | $267 |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $267 |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $267 |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $267 |
| BrightHealth | Commercial|All Plans | $307 |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $307 |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Other Plans | $307 |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Plans | $307 |
| HPN | Medicare|All Plans | $307 |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Plans | $307 |
| HPN | Commercial|All Plans | $338 |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|Burn | $338 |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|< 21 | $375 |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|> 21 | $375 |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $418 |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $518 |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $518 |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $518 |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $518 |
| Health Net | Medicaid|GemCare | $643 |
| Health Net | Medicaid|Non-GemCare | $870 |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $1,090 |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,356 |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $1,356 |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $1,465 |
Inpatient
$1,684cash price (self-pay)
$4,589list price
$3,212–$3,625range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $3,212 |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $3,488 |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $3,625 |
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