MRI lower back without contrast at Tri-City Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Tri-City Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated May 29, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$2,169cash price (self-pay)
$3,615list price
$188–$2,852range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Health Net | Medi-Cal, Healthy Families Healthy Kids | $188 |
| Multiplan | Workers Comp | $496 |
| Blue Shield of California | Covered California | $621 |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $723 |
| Sharp Health Plan | HMO | $904 |
| Sharp Health Plan | PPO | $904 |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $1,085 |
| Health Net | Blue and Gold | $1,085 |
| Health Net | Bronze Network (SmartCare) | $1,085 |
| Molina Healthcare | Covered California PPO | $1,085 |
| Molina Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $1,085 |
| Providence Health Plan | Covered California | $1,085 |
| Kaiser Permanente | HMO | $1,265 |
| UnitedHealthcare | Select/Select Plus | $1,519 |
| UnitedHealthcare | Commercial | $1,665 |
| Health Net | Commercial/Covered California PPO | $2,111 |
| Blue Shield of California | Commercial | $2,147 |
| Magellan Health | Commercial/Medicare Advantage | $2,169 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $2,478 |
| Multiplan | PPO | $2,531 |
| Cigna | HMO | $2,675 |
| Cigna | PPO | $2,852 |
Inpatient
$2,169cash price (self-pay)
$3,615list price
$2,531–$2,816range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Multiplan | PPO | $2,531 |
| Health Net | Commercial/Covered California PPO | $2,816 |
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