MRI lower back without contrast at Sanford Sheldon Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Sanford Sheldon Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 4, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$3,166cash price (self-pay)
$3,957list price
$1,128–$3,561range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Sanford Health Plan Align | Medicare Replacement | $1,128 |
| Ucare | Medicare Replacement | $1,211 |
| Aetna | Medicare Replacement | $1,223 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota | Medicare Replacement | $1,223 |
| Great Plains Medicare Advantage | Medicare Replacement | $1,223 |
| Health Partners | Medicare Replacement | $1,223 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Replacement | $1,223 |
| Primewest | Medicare Replacement | $1,246 |
| Sanford Health Plan | Group Health/True | $2,120 |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange True | $2,120 |
| Security Health Plan | Commercial | $2,176 |
| Sanford Health Plan | Commercial/ND Pers | $2,494 |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange Commercial | $2,494 |
| Health Partners | State Employees | $2,612 |
| Health Partners | Commercial | $2,968 |
| Medica | Choice | $3,265 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial + Top 20 | $3,304 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $3,439 |
| Ucare | Commercial | $3,477 |
| Medica | Elect | $3,490 |
| First Choice Health Network | Commercial | $3,561 |
| Healthez | Commercial | $3,561 |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $3,561 |
Inpatient
$3,166cash price (self-pay)
$3,957list price
$1,979–$3,561range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Wellmark | HMO | $1,979 |
| Wellmark | PPO | $2,058 |
| Sanford Health Plan | Group Health/True | $2,120 |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange True | $2,120 |
| Security Health Plan | Commercial | $2,176 |
| Sanford Health Plan | Commercial/ND Pers | $2,494 |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange Commercial | $2,494 |
| Health Partners | State Employees | $2,612 |
| Health Partners | Commercial | $2,968 |
| Medica | Choice | $3,265 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial + Top 20 | $3,304 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $3,439 |
| Ucare | Commercial | $3,477 |
| Medica | Elect | $3,490 |
| First Choice Health Network | Commercial | $3,561 |
| Healthez | Commercial | $3,561 |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $3,561 |
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