MRI lower back without contrast at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Sanford Bemidji Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 4, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$2,873cash price (self-pay)
$3,591list price
$177–$3,232range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | PMAP | $177 |
| Sanford Health Plan Align | Medicare Replacement | $225 |
| Ucare | Medicare Replacement | $242 |
| Aetna | Medicare Replacement | $244 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | Medicare Replacement | $244 |
| Great Plains Medicare Advantage | Medicare Replacement | $244 |
| Health Partners | Medicare Replacement | $244 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Replacement | $244 |
| Primewest | Medicare Replacement | $249 |
| Ucare | Medicaid Managed Care | $254 |
| Primewest | Medicaid Managed Care | $266 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | Commercial/Federal | $866 |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange True | $1,636 |
| Sanford Health Plan | Group Health/True | $1,866 |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange Commercial | $1,925 |
| Security Health Plan | Commercial | $1,975 |
| Sanford Health Plan | Commercial | $2,195 |
| Health Partners | Commercial | $2,514 |
| Ucare | Commercial | $2,524 |
| United Healthcare | CSP Top 20 | $2,733 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $2,945 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $2,998 |
| Medica | Choice | $3,016 |
| Medica | Elect | $3,228 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $3,232 |
| First Choice Health Network | Commercial | $3,232 |
| Healthez | Commercial | $3,232 |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $3,232 |
Inpatient
$2,873cash price (self-pay)
$3,591list price
$1,975–$3,232range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Security Health Plan | Commercial | $1,975 |
| Ucare | Commercial | $2,524 |
| United Healthcare | CSP Top 20 | $2,733 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $2,945 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $2,998 |
| Medica | Choice | $3,016 |
| Medica | Elect | $3,228 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $3,232 |
| First Choice Health Network | Commercial | $3,232 |
| Healthez | Commercial | $3,232 |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $3,232 |
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