MRI lower back without contrast at Sanford Wheaton. CPT 72148.
What Sanford Wheaton publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 4, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$2,810cash price (self-pay)
$3,512list price
$254–$3,301range 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 |
| Sanford Health Plan Align | Medicare Replacement | $1,770 |
| Ucare | Medicare Replacement | $1,900 |
| Aetna | Medicare Replacement | $1,918 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | Medicare Replacement | $1,918 |
| Great Plains Medicare Advantage | Medicare Replacement | $1,918 |
| Health Partners | Medicare Replacement | $1,918 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Replacement | $1,918 |
| Security Health Plan | Commercial | $1,932 |
| Primewest | Medicare Replacement | $1,954 |
| Primewest | Medicaid Managed Care | $2,125 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota | Commercial | $2,417 |
| Sanford Health Plan | Group Health/True | $2,772 |
| Health Partners | Commercial | $2,845 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial + Top 20 | $2,933 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $3,052 |
| Ucare | Commercial | $3,086 |
| Medica | Choice | $3,087 |
| First Choice Health Network | Commercial | $3,161 |
| Healthez | Commercial | $3,161 |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $3,161 |
| Sanford Health Plan | Commercial/ND Pers/SD Exchange Commercial | $3,262 |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange True | $3,262 |
| Medica | Elect | $3,301 |
Inpatient
$2,810cash price (self-pay)
$3,512list price
$1,932–$3,322range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Security Health Plan | Commercial | $1,932 |
| Sanford Health Plan | Group Health/True | $2,772 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial + Top 20 | $2,933 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $3,052 |
| Ucare | Commercial | $3,086 |
| Medica | Choice | $3,105 |
| First Choice Health Network | Commercial | $3,161 |
| Healthez | Commercial | $3,161 |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $3,161 |
| Sanford Health Plan | Commercial/ND Pers/SD Exchange Commercial | $3,262 |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange True | $3,262 |
| Medica | Elect | $3,322 |
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