MRI lower back without contrast at Sanford Worthington Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Sanford Worthington Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 4, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$3,169cash price (self-pay)
$3,961list price
$181–$3,783range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | PMAP | $181 |
| 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 |
| Primewest | Medicaid Managed Care | $266 |
| Ucare | Medicaid Managed Care | $266 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | Commercial/Federal | $667 |
| Sanford Health Plan | Group Health/True | $1,536 |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange True | $1,536 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | State Employees | $1,782 |
| Sanford Health Plan | Commercial/ND Pers | $1,807 |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange Commercial | $1,807 |
| Security Health Plan | Commercial | $2,179 |
| Health Partners | State Employees | $2,440 |
| Health Partners | Commercial | $2,812 |
| Ucare | Commercial | $3,094 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $3,248 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial + Top 20 | $3,307 |
| Medica | Choice | $3,533 |
| First Choice Health Network | Commercial | $3,565 |
| Healthez | Commercial | $3,565 |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $3,565 |
| Medica | Elect | $3,783 |
Inpatient
$3,169cash price (self-pay)
$3,961list price
$1,536–$3,783range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Sanford Health Plan | Group Health/True | $1,536 |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange True | $1,536 |
| Sanford Health Plan | Commercial/ND Pers | $1,807 |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange Commercial | $1,807 |
| Security Health Plan | Commercial | $2,179 |
| Ucare | Commercial | $3,094 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $3,248 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial + Top 20 | $3,307 |
| Medica | Choice | $3,533 |
| First Choice Health Network | Commercial | $3,565 |
| Healthez | Commercial | $3,565 |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $3,565 |
| Medica | Elect | $3,783 |
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