MRI lower back without contrast at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. CPT 72148.
What Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated April 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$3,564cash price (self-pay)
$5,092list price
$866–$8,500range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Medicare | Medicare | $866 |
| MercyCare Health | MercyCare Health - HMO/PPO | $1,884 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Unified Physicians Network | $1,900 |
| Cigna | Cigna Local Plus | $2,139 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | BCBS HMO | $2,205 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | BCBS PPO | $2,322 |
| Aetna | Aetna Illinois Preferred | $2,699 |
| Centegra | Centegra | $3,055 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Dupage Medical Group | $3,055 |
| Aetna | Aetna | $3,268 |
| Methodist First Choice | Methodist First Choice | $3,564 |
| Imagine Health | Imagine Health | $3,564 |
| West Suburban Health Providers | West Suburban Health Providers | $3,564 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Lake County Physician Association | $3,564 |
| Presence Health Partners | Presence Health Partners - Family Med Netwo | $3,564 |
| Northwest Community Healthcare | Northwest Community Healthcare | $3,564 |
| UI Health | UI Health | $3,564 |
| St. Francis | St. Francis - IPA | $3,564 |
| Cigna | Cigna | $3,615 |
| Macneal Health | Macneal Health | $4,074 |
| American Psych Systems | American Psych Systems | $4,074 |
| Health Alliance | Health Alliance - PPO | $4,074 |
| Healthlink Inc. | Healthlink Inc. | $4,201 |
| St. Elizabeth | St. Elizabeth - PHO | $4,328 |
| Humana | Humana | $4,328 |
| Humana | Humana National POS | $4,328 |
| Preferred Health Network | Preferred Health Network - PPO | $4,481 |
| Sagamore Health Network | Sagamore Health Network - PPO | $4,481 |
| Employer's Coalition on Health | Employer's Coalition on Health | $4,583 |
| Beech Street | Beech Street - PPO | $4,583 |
Inpatient
$3,564cash price (self-pay)
$5,092list price
$900–$4,837range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| MercyCare Health | MercyCare Health - HMO/PPO | $1,884 |
| Aetna | Aetna Northwestern | $2,546 |
| Medicare | Medicare | $2,656 |
| Aetna | Aetna Illinois Preferred | $2,699 |
| Cigna | Cigna C-5 | $2,933 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Northwestern Medicine Physician Network IPA | $3,055 |
| Centegra | Centegra | $3,055 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Dupage Medical Group | $3,055 |
| Independent Physicians at Mercy | Independent Physicians at Mercy | $3,055 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Northshore Physician Associates | $3,310 |
| West Suburban Health Providers | West Suburban Health Providers | $3,564 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Lake County Physician Association | $3,564 |
| Health Plus | Health Plus - PHO | $3,564 |
| Methodist First Choice | Methodist First Choice | $3,564 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Illinois Health Partners | $3,564 |
| Advanced Physicians Association IPA | Advanced Physicians Association | $3,564 |
| Imagine Health | Imagine Health | $3,564 |
| Cigna | Cigna | $3,615 |
| Swedish Covenant Physician Partners | Swedish Covenant Physician Partn | $3,819 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Sherman Choice - PHO | $4,074 |
| American Psych Systems | American Psych Systems | $4,074 |
| Macneal Health | Macneal Health | $4,074 |
| Humana | Humana | $4,328 |
| HFN Inc | HFN - EPO | $4,328 |
| Cofinity | Cofinity | $4,328 |
| St. Elizabeth | St. Elizabeth - PHO | $4,328 |
| Preferred Health Network | Preferred Health Network - PPO | $4,481 |
| Sagamore Health Network | Sagamore Health Network - PPO | $4,481 |
| Healthstar | Healthstar - PPO Next | $4,481 |
| Private Health Care System | Private Health Care System - EPO | $4,583 |
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