MRI lower back without contrast at Aitkin Community Hospital. CPT 72148.
What Aitkin Community Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated August 12, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$0.56cash price (self-pay)
$1,654list price
$0.70–$2,487range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| United Healthcare | Medicare | $155 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $213 |
| Medica Care System Products | Commercial | $354 |
| Medica Individual and Family Business | Commercial | $354 |
| Medica Choice/Medica Focus | Self Insured | $354 |
| Medica Health Plan Solutions | Commercial | $354 |
| BCBS MHCP | Medicaid | $404 |
| BCBS Minnesota Advantage Health Plan | State Employee | $685 |
| Blue Cross Blue Plus | Commercial | $685 |
| Medica MinnesotaCare | Medicaid | $698 |
| HealthPartners | Medicare Advantage | $726 |
| BC Minnesota Health Care | Medicare | $759 |
| Medica Cost and Select | Medicare | $874 |
| Medica Senior Health Options | Medicare | $874 |
| HealthPartners Care | Medicaid | $926 |
| HealthPartners | Medicare Cost | $1,003 |
| HealthPartners | All Other Commercial | $1,216 |
| Medica Advantage Plan | Medicare | $1,355 |
| Medica Accessability Solution | Medicare | $1,355 |
Inpatient
$1,727cash price (self-pay)
$3,227list price
$759–$2,557range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| BCBS MHCP | Medicaid | $795 |
| BCBS Minnesota Advantage Health Plan | State Employee | $901 |
| HealthPartners Care | Medicaid | $1,775 |
| HealthPartners | Medicare Cost | $1,936 |
| HealthPartners | All Other Commercial | $2,381 |
| Blue Cross Blue Plus | Commercial | $2,449 |
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