MRI lower back without contrast at UofL Health - Medical Center Southwest. CPT 72148.
What UofL Health - Medical Center Southwest publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated January 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$1,263cash price (self-pay)
$2,806list price
$204–$2,806range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Humana | Military Tricare | $204 |
| Essence Health | Medicare Advantage | $215 |
| Senior Care Community of KY | Medicare Advantage | $215 |
| Anthem | Medicare Advantage | $227 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $227 |
| Humana | MA Private FFS | $227 |
| Humana | PPO/HMO Medicare Advantage | $227 |
| Va Ccn | Va Ccn | $227 |
| CommuniCare | Medicare Advantage | $238 |
| Velocity | Medicare Advantage | $268 |
| Key Benefit Administrators | Commercial | $295 |
| Wellcare | Commercial | $300 |
| Velocity | Group Health | $386 |
| Anthem | KY Pathway PPO/HMO | $409 |
| Anthem | PPO/HMO | $440 |
| Anthem | Traditional | $440 |
| Anthem | IN Medicaid | $458 |
| Passport | Molina KY Medicaid | $491 |
| UHC | KY Medicaid | $505 |
| WellCare | KY Medicaid | $505 |
| Aetna | Better Health KY Medicaid | $532 |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $532 |
| Devoted | Medicare Advantage | $540 |
| Passport | Commercial | $707 |
| Signature | Medicare Advantage | $818 |
| Passport | Medicare Advantage | $820 |
| Prime Group Health | Workers Comp | $998 |
| UHC | Commercial | $1,338 |
| Encore | Commercial | $1,684 |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $1,852 |
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