MRI lower back without contrast at Riverside Healthcare. CPT 72148.
What Riverside Healthcare publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 15, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$1,179cash price (self-pay)
$4,950list price
$127–$1,774range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of IL | Medicare Advantage | $254 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $254 |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage Dual Plan | $262 |
| Molina | Medicare Advantage Dual Plan | $265 |
| Wellcare | Medicare Advantage Dual Plan | $267 |
| Rush Health Exchange | Commercial | $331 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $850 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $1,279 |
| Riverside Plans II | Commercial | $1,579 |
| Humana | Commercial | $1,603 |
| Riverside Plans I | Commercial | $1,774 |
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