MRI lower back without contrast at Mercy General Hospital. CPT 72148.

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

Outpatient / ER

$1,135cash price (self-pay)

$5,206list price

$139–$7,195range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
Hill Physicians \| Commercial\|All Plans	$139
Hill Physicians \| Medicare\|All Plans	$230
United \| Medicaid\|< 21	$267
United \| Medicaid\|> 21	$267
Hill Physicians \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$293
BCBS - Anthem \| Medicare\|All Other Plans	$300
Humana \| Commercial\|All Plans	$318
Aetna \| Medicare\|All Plans	$318
Blue Shield CA \| Medicare\|HMO	$318
Blue Shield CA \| Medicare\|PPO	$318
Kaiser \| Medicare\|All Plans	$318
Molina \| Medicare\|All Plans	$318
United \| Medicare\|All Plans	$318
BCBS - Anthem \| Medicare\|Imperial	$327
BrightHealth \| Commercial\|All Plans	$349
Molina \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$350
Prison Healthcare \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$476
United \| Commercial\|All Other Plans	$518
United \| Commercial\|HMO	$518
United \| Commercial\|Non-Options PPO	$518
California Health & Wellness \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$619
Health Net \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$619
Partnership Health Plan \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$1,147
Aetna \| Commercial\|All Other Plans	$1,257
Aetna \| Commercial\|HMO	$1,257
Aetna \| Commercial\|PPO	$1,257
BCBS - Anthem \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$1,569
Western Health Advantage \| Commercial\|All Plans	$1,822
Kaiser \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$2,134
BCBS - Anthem \| Commercial\|Connection EPO	$3,300

$1,135cash price (self-pay)

$5,206list price

$3,748–$4,165range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
Healthsmart \| Commercial\|All Plans	$3,748
First Health \| Commercial\|All Plans	$3,905
MultiPlan \| Commercial\|All Plans	$4,165
Sutter Health \| Commercial\|All Plans	$4,165

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