MRI lower back without contrast at Mark Twain Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Mark Twain Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated February 28, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$1,673cash price (self-pay)
$2,512list price
$267–$2,462range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $267 |
| California Health & Wellness | Medicaid|All Plans | $267 |
| Health Net | Medicaid|All Plans | $267 |
| Health Plan of San Joaquin | Medicaid|All Plans | $267 |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|All Plans | $267 |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $650 |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $650 |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Plans | $650 |
| Care 1st | Medicare|All Plans | $650 |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Plans | $650 |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $650 |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $650 |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $650 |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $650 |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $1,542 |
| United | Commercial|Select | $1,706 |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $1,816 |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|HMO | $1,816 |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|PPO | $1,816 |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $1,884 |
| United | Commercial|Choice | $1,954 |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,977 |
| Health Net | Commercial|All Plans | $2,020 |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $2,052 |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $2,052 |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $2,052 |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $2,135 |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $2,248 |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $2,248 |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $2,306 |
Inpatient
$6,474cash price (self-pay)
$9,720list price
$5,261–$9,526range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $5,261 |
| United | Commercial|Select | $5,653 |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $6,221 |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|HMO | $6,221 |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|PPO | $6,221 |
| United | Commercial|Choice | $6,487 |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $6,746 |
| Health Net | Commercial|All Plans | $7,261 |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $7,290 |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $7,621 |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $7,941 |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $7,941 |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $7,941 |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $8,262 |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $8,699 |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $8,699 |
| Multiplan | Commercial|All Plans | $9,526 |
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