MRI lower back without contrast at The Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What The Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated April 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
—cash price (self-pay)
$2,088list price
$228–$1,253range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Molina Healthcare (Medicare) | Passport Health Plan Medicare | $228 |
| Signature Advantage Plan (Medicare) | Signature Advantage | $228 |
| Wellcare Health Plans (Medicare) | All Plans | $228 |
| United Healthcare (Medicare) | All Plans | $228 |
| Humana (Medicare) | All Plans | $228 |
| Anthem (Medicare) | All Plans | $228 |
| Aetna (Medicare) | All Plans | $228 |
| Anthem | Pathway Transitions HMO | $389 |
| Anthem (Medicaid) | Anthem Medicaid | $438 |
| Aetna (Medicaid) | Aetna Better Health | $438 |
| Molina Healthcare (Medicaid) | Passport Health Plan by Molina Healthca | $443 |
| United Healthcare (Medicaid) | United Healthcare Community Plan | $443 |
| WellCare (Medicaid) | WellCare of Kentucky | $443 |
| Humana (Medicaid) | Humana Healthy Horizons | $447 |
| Anthem | Pathway HPN | $472 |
| Anthem | Pathway HMO | $511 |
| Center Care | Center Care Select | $513 |
| HealthComp | Med Center Health Medical Plan | $513 |
| Center Care | Center Care | $526 |
| Aetna | All Plans | $552 |
| Cigna | All Plans | $552 |
| Anthem | Blue Traditional, Blue Access and Blue Preferred | $555 |
| First Health | Work Comp | $714 |
| Self-Pay | Self-Pay | $902 |
Inpatient
—cash price (self-pay)
$2,088list price
$714–$1,515range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| First Health | Work Comp | $714 |
| Anthem | Pathway Transitions HMO | $1,061 |
| HealthComp | Med Center Health Medical Plan | $1,150 |
| Center Care | Center Care | $1,250 |
| Self-Pay | Self-Pay | $1,253 |
| Anthem | Pathway HPN | $1,288 |
| Anthem | Pathway HMO | $1,394 |
| Anthem | Blue Traditional, Blue Access and Blue Preferred | $1,515 |
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