MRI lower back without contrast at University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics. CPT 72148.
What University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated April 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$122cash price (self-pay)
$803list price
$56.52–$5,103range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Aetna Better Health | Medicaid | $182 |
| BCBS Community | Medicaid | $182 |
| County Care Health Plan | Medicaid | $182 |
| Meridian | Medicaid | $182 |
| Molina | Medicaid | $182 |
| YouthCare HealthChoice | All Products | $182 |
| Coventry | Work Comp CFD & CPD | $188 |
| Sinai Medical Group | All Products | $195 |
| Cigna | All Products | $203 |
| Union Health Service | All Products | $234 |
| Unified Physicians Network | All Products | $243 |
| Dolton Medical Associates | All Products | $243 |
| Mac Neal Health Providers | All Products | $243 |
| Mercy Physician Association | All Products | $243 |
| BCBS | Blue Choice City of Chicago | $244 |
| BCBS | Blue Choice Opt PPO | $244 |
| BCBS | Advocate Health Systems IPA | $247 |
| Northwest Primary Care Alliance | All Products | $253 |
| Lake County Physician Associates | All Products | $253 |
| Fox Valey Medicine LTD | All Products | $263 |
| BCBS | Blue Advantage HMO | $292 |
| Campus Care | All Products | $292 |
| HealthSmart | Accel Network | $292 |
| Healthlink | HMO | $306 |
| Aetna | Workers Comp | $321 |
| Multiplan | PPO | $409 |
| BCBS | Access Community Health Network | $479 |
| BCBS | PPO | $479 |
| Caterpillar | EPO | $479 |
| Humboldt Park Health Partners | All Products | $479 |
Inpatient
$241cash price (self-pay)
$3,404list price
$317–$3,272range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Aetna Better Health | Medicaid | $561 |
| BCBS Community | Medicaid | $561 |
| County Care Health Plan | Medicaid | $561 |
| Meridian | Medicaid | $561 |
| Molina | Medicaid | $561 |
| YouthCare HealthChoice | All Products | $561 |
| Cigna | All Products | $1,795 |
| Aetna | Choice POS & Health Network Option | $2,864 |
| Aetna | HMO & POS | $2,864 |
| Aetna | ST of IL QCHP, Aexcel, Coventry PPO & First Health Network Sol | $2,864 |
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