MRI lower back without contrast at Essentia Health-Sandstone. CPT 72148.
What Essentia Health-Sandstone publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated January 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$2,093cash price (self-pay)
$2,832list price
$236–$2,832range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Primewest | Medicaid | $236 |
| Itasca Med Care | Medicaid | $242 |
| BCBS MN | Medicaid | $1,087 |
| BLUE PLUS PMAP PCC PRIME | Medicaid | $1,087 |
| Medica Access | Medicaid | $1,127 |
| HealthPartners CARE PMAP | Medicaid | $1,138 |
| Sanford HealthPlan | Commercial-NDPERS | $1,215 |
| Sanford HealthPlan | Commercial | $1,279 |
| Advocare/Security Health | Medicare | $1,331 |
| BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CORE | Medicare | $1,331 |
| Freedom Blue PPO | Medicare | $1,331 |
| HEALTHPARTNERS CARE MSHO / MCR ADV | Medicare | $1,331 |
| IMCARE MSHO PCC PRIME | Medicare | $1,331 |
| IMCARE MSHO REF REQ | Medicare | $1,331 |
| MEDICA ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS | Medicare | $1,331 |
| MEDICA MSHO/Dual Solutions | Medicare | $1,331 |
| MEDICA PRIME SOLUTION GROUP | Medicare | $1,331 |
| MEDICARE ADV PFFS | Medicare | $1,331 |
| ND VA ADMINISTRATION | Medicare | $1,331 |
| OUT OF STATE BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | Medicare | $1,331 |
| PRIMEWEST MSHO | Medicare | $1,331 |
| Platinum Blue/Vantage Blue | Medicare | $1,331 |
| SECURE BLUE MSHO | Medicare | $1,331 |
| SECURITY HEALTH MEDICARE | Medicare | $1,331 |
| UBH COST PLAN | Medicare | $1,331 |
| HealthPartners | SHP | $1,914 |
| BCBS Mn | Shp | $1,969 |
| Medica Uplan | Commercial | $2,025 |
| Medica | Commercial-FI | $2,025 |
| Medica | Commercial-SI | $2,138 |
Inpatient
$2,093cash price (self-pay)
$2,832list price
$1,138–$2,832range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| HealthPartners CARE PMAP | Medicaid | $1,138 |
| Sanford HealthPlan | Commercial-NDPERS | $1,215 |
| Sanford HealthPlan | Commercial | $1,279 |
| BCBS MN | Medicaid | $1,558 |
| BLUE PLUS PMAP PCC PRIME | Medicaid | $1,558 |
| Medica Access | Medicaid | $1,764 |
| Ucare | Commercial | $1,863 |
| BCBS Mn | Shp | $1,869 |
| HealthPartners | SHP | $1,965 |
| MN BCBS Commercial | BCBS MN | $1,982 |
| Medica Uplan | Commercial | $2,025 |
| Medica | Commercial-FI | $2,025 |
| WEA | Commercial-Narrow Network | $2,039 |
| Medica | Commercial-SI | $2,138 |
| BCBS WI | Commercial | $2,181 |
| WEA | Commercial | $2,181 |
| America's PPO | Commercial | $2,195 |
| Medica | IFB ACO | $2,251 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $2,257 |
| HealthPartners PCC Prime | Commercial | $2,257 |
| HealthPartners | Commercial | $2,257 |
| Medica Choice | Commercial | $2,319 |
| WPS | Commercial | $2,351 |
| Aetna First Health | Commercial | $2,407 |
| UHC | Commercial | $2,578 |
| UMR | Commercial | $2,578 |
| Security Health | Commercial | $2,832 |
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