MRI lower back without contrast at Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute. CPT 72148.
What Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated December 5, 2025.
Outpatient / ER
—cash price (self-pay)
$2,031list price
$217–$1,390range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $217 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $217 |
| Cigna | Medicare Advantage | $227 |
| BCBS of Kansas City | Blue-Care | $750 |
| BCBS of Kansas City | Freedom Network Select | $750 |
| BCBS of Kansas City | Preferred Care Blue | $750 |
| BCBS of Kansas City | Blue Access | $750 |
| BCBS of Kansas City | Blue Select Plus | $750 |
| Cigna | All Products | $1,016 |
| Medica | All Products | $1,190 |
| BCBS of Kansas City | Medicare Advantage (exiting market 01/01/2025) | $1,300 |
| United Healthcare | All Products | $1,390 |
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