MRI lower back without contrast at CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East. CPT 72148.

What CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated February 28, 2026.

Outpatient / ER

$793cash price (self-pay)

$2,065list price

$237–$1,973range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
BCBS - Anthem \| Medicare\|All Plans	$237
Humana \| Medicare\|All Plans	$237
Wellcare \| Medicare\|All Plans	$237
Aetna \| Medicare\|All Plans	$245
United \| Medicare\|All Plans	$247
Passport by Molina \| Medicare\|All Plans	$249
Humana \| Commercial\|All Plans	$427
CareSource \| Commercial\|All Plans	$475
Passport by Molina \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$505
Wellcare \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$526
Humana \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$532
Aetna \| Medicaid\|Better Health	$537
United \| Medicaid\|Community Plan	$548
BCBS - Anthem \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$564
BCBS - Anthem \| Commercial\|Pathway	$567
BCBS - Anthem \| Commercial\|HMO PPO	$590
Aetna \| Commercial\|All Other Plans	$1,301
Aetna \| Commercial\|HMO	$1,301
Aetna \| Commercial\|PPO	$1,301
Cigna \| Commercial\|All Other Plans	$1,322
Cigna \| Commercial\|PPO	$1,322
United \| Commercial\|Non-Options	$1,530
United \| Commercial\|Options PPO	$1,714
Multiplan \| Commercial\|All Plans	$1,879

$793cash price (self-pay)

$2,065list price

$1,797–$1,973range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
Multiplan \| Commercial\|All Plans	$1,879

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