MRI lower back without contrast at Sterling Regional Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Sterling Regional Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated September 23, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$569cash price (self-pay)
$2,170list price
$597–$2,316range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $597 |
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado | Medicare | $673 |
| Medica | Medicare Advantage | $673 |
| United Healthcare | UHC Medicare Advantage | $673 |
| Longevity | Medicare Advantage | $693 |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $713 |
| Cigna HealthSpring | Medicare Advantage | $740 |
| Devoted Health Services | Medicare Advantage | $740 |
| Assist Health Group | AHG Specialty Network | $807 |
| Banner Health | Banner Choice Plus/Banner Select | $911 |
| Kaiser CPMG (Colorado Permanente Medical Group) | Medicare PPO | $911 |
| Pinnacol Assurance Workers Comp | Pinnacol Assurance WC | $1,055 |
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado | Pathway Standard | $1,082 |
| Denver Health Medical Plan | Commercial | $1,322 |
| United Healthcare | Colorado Navigate/Colorado Option | $1,399 |
| United Healthcare | Colorado Doctor's Plan | $1,698 |
| Medica | Commercial | $1,801 |
| Kaiser CPMG (Colorado Permanente Medical Group) | Commercial PPO | $1,829 |
| United Healthcare | Exchange | $1,853 |
| Aetna | Commercial/Medical Rental | $1,916 |
| First Choice Health Network | Commercial | $1,933 |
| Cigna Healthcare of Colorado,Inc | HMO Benefit Plan/Network Benefit Pl | $1,987 |
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado | Blue Priority/HMO/PPO/Indemni | $2,059 |
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado | Pathway | $2,059 |
| First Choice of the Midwest | Commercial | $2,062 |
| Hue Health, Inc | Commercial | $2,062 |
| Rocky Mountain Health Plans | Private Plan/Self Insured Plan | $2,062 |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $2,098 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $2,316 |
Inpatient
$569cash price (self-pay)
$2,170list price
$1,478–$2,098range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| United Healthcare | Colorado Doctor's Plan | $1,478 |
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado | Pathway Standard | $1,497 |
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado | Pathway | $1,522 |
| United Healthcare | Colorado Navigate/Colorado Option | $1,575 |
| United Healthcare | Exchange | $1,610 |
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado | Blue Priority/HMO/PPO/Indemni | $1,614 |
| Kaiser CPMG (Colorado Permanente Medical Group) | Commercial PPO | $1,829 |
| Aetna | Commercial/Medical Rental | $1,916 |
| First Choice Health Network | Commercial | $1,933 |
| Cigna Healthcare of Colorado,Inc | HMO Benefit Plan/Network Benefit Pl | $1,987 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $2,014 |
| First Choice of the Midwest | Commercial | $2,062 |
| Hue Health, Inc | Commercial | $2,062 |
| Rocky Mountain Health Plans | Private Plan/Self Insured Plan | $2,062 |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $2,098 |
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