MRI lower back without contrast at French Hospital. CPT 72148.

What French Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated February 28, 2026.

Outpatient / ER

$352cash price (self-pay)

$990list price

$242–$2,474range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
BCBS - Anthem \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$267
Molina \| Medicaid\|< 21	$267
Molina \| Medicaid\|> 21	$267
Partnership Health Plan \| Medicaid\|< 21	$267
Partnership Health Plan \| Medicaid\|> 21	$267
MHS HSPCC \| Commercial\|All Plans	$267
MHS Hospice \| Commercial\|All Plans	$272
CenCal \| Medicaid\|< 21	$278
CenCal \| Medicaid\|> 21	$278
Humana \| Commercial\|All Plans	$307
Aetna \| Medicare\|All Plans	$307
Alignment \| Medicare\|All Plans	$307
BCBS - Anthem \| Medicare\|All Plans	$307
Blue Shield CA \| Medicare\|All Plans	$307
Health Net \| Medicare\|All Plans	$307
Humana \| Medicare\|All Plans	$307
Kaiser \| Medicare\|All Plans	$307
United \| Medicare\|All Plans	$307
Health Net \| Medicaid\|< 21	$328
Health Net \| Medicaid\|> 21	$328
Western Growers \| Commercial\|All Plans	$495
United \| Commercial\|All Other Plans	$518
United \| Commercial\|HMO	$518
United \| Commercial\|Non-Options PPO	$518
Health Net \| Commercial\|FFS	$554
Kaiser \| Commercial\|All Plans	$614
First Health \| Commercial\|All Plans	$842
Healthsmart \| Commercial\|All Plans	$842
MultiPlan \| Commercial\|All Plans	$970
Aetna \| Commercial\|Gatekeeper	$990

$424cash price (self-pay)

$3,011list price

$292–$4,841range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
MHS HSPCC \| Commercial\|All Plans	$813
Kaiser \| Commercial\|All Plans	$1,867
First Health \| Commercial\|All Plans	$2,559
Healthsmart \| Commercial\|All Plans	$2,559
MultiPlan \| Commercial\|All Plans	$2,951

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