MRI lower back without contrast at Sanford Canby Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Sanford Canby Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 4, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$3,238cash price (self-pay)
$4,047list price
$254–$3,804range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Ucare | Medicaid Managed Care | $254 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | PMAP | $578 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | Commercial/Federal | $1,156 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | State Employees | $1,156 |
| Sanford Health Plan Align | Medicare Replacement | $1,845 |
| Ucare | Medicare Replacement | $1,983 |
| Aetna | Medicare Replacement | $1,999 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | Medicare Replacement | $1,999 |
| Great Plains Medicare Advantage | Medicare Replacement | $1,999 |
| Health Partners | Medicare Replacement | $1,999 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Replacement | $1,999 |
| Primewest | Medicare Replacement | $2,040 |
| Primewest | Medicaid Managed Care | $2,226 |
| Security Health Plan | Commercial | $2,226 |
| Health Partners | State Employees | $2,788 |
| Sanford Health Plan | Group Health/True | $3,195 |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange True | $3,195 |
| Health Partners | Commercial | $3,238 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial + Top 20 | $3,379 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $3,517 |
| Ucare | Commercial | $3,556 |
| Medica | Choice | $3,557 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $3,642 |
| First Choice Health Network | Commercial | $3,642 |
| Healthez | Commercial | $3,642 |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $3,642 |
| Sanford Health Plan | Commercial/ND Pers | $3,758 |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange Commercial | $3,758 |
| Medica | Elect | $3,804 |
Inpatient
$3,238cash price (self-pay)
$4,047list price
$2,226–$3,828range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Security Health Plan | Commercial | $2,226 |
| Health Partners | State Employees | $2,788 |
| Sanford Health Plan | Group Health/True | $3,195 |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange True | $3,195 |
| Health Partners | Commercial | $3,238 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial + Top 20 | $3,379 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $3,517 |
| Ucare | Commercial | $3,556 |
| Medica | Choice | $3,578 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $3,642 |
| First Choice Health Network | Commercial | $3,642 |
| Healthez | Commercial | $3,642 |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $3,642 |
| Sanford Health Plan | Commercial/ND Pers | $3,758 |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange Commercial | $3,758 |
| Medica | Elect | $3,828 |
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