MRI lower back without contrast at St. James Healthcare. CPT 72148.
What St. James Healthcare publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 22, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
—cash price (self-pay)
$2,214list price
$247–$3,348range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | Cigna Sclhs Employees | $1,160 |
| Cigna Scl Employees | Cigna Sclhs Cdhp | $1,160 |
| First Choice Health | Healthcomp Tpa New | $1,262 |
| Ebms-Employee Benefit Mng | Ebms - Employee Benefit New PPO | $1,439 |
| First Choice Health | Boon-Chapman New PPO | $1,439 |
| First Choice Health | First Choice Health New PPO | $1,439 |
| First Choice Health | First Choice Other New PPO | $1,439 |
| Pacificsource | Pacificsource Smart Health/Nav Network | $1,550 |
| First Choice Health | Healthcomp Tpa | $1,882 |
| Geha | Geha | $1,882 |
| Ebms-Employee Benefit Mng | Ebms - Employee Benefit | $1,992 |
| First Choice Health | Boon-Chapman | $1,992 |
| First Choice Health | First Choice Health | $1,992 |
| First Choice Health | First Choice Other | $1,992 |
| Mt Health Co-Op | Mountain Health Co-Op | $2,015 |
| Mt Health Co-Op | Rocky Mountain Health Plan | $2,015 |
| BCBS/Anthem | BCBS Mt - Federal | $2,059 |
| BCBS/Anthem | BCBS Mt Closed Plan | $2,059 |
| BCBS/Anthem | BCBS Mt POS | $2,059 |
| BCBS/Anthem | BCBS Mt POS Exchange | $2,059 |
| BCBS/Anthem | St Of Mt Employees | $2,059 |
| Pacificsource | Pacificsource Voyager Network | $2,103 |
| Aetna | Aetna HMO/EPO | $2,103 |
| Aetna | Aetna POS/Qpos | $2,103 |
| Aetna | Aetna PPO | $2,103 |
| Aetna | Aetna Src | $2,103 |
| Allegiance | Allegiance Group Health | $2,103 |
| Allegiance | Cigna - Commercial | $2,103 |
| Cigna | Cigna Connect Exchange | $2,103 |
| Cigna | Cigna HMO | $2,103 |
Inpatient
—cash price (self-pay)
$2,214list price
$1,262–$2,214range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| First Choice Health | Healthcomp Tpa New | $1,262 |
| Ebms-Employee Benefit Mng | Ebms - Employee Benefit New PPO | $1,439 |
| First Choice Health | Boon-Chapman New PPO | $1,439 |
| First Choice Health | First Choice Health New PPO | $1,439 |
| First Choice Health | First Choice Other New PPO | $1,439 |
| Pacificsource | Pacificsource Smart Health/Nav Network | $1,550 |
| Allegiance | Cigna Sclhs Employees | $1,732 |
| Cigna Scl Employees | Cigna Sclhs Cdhp | $1,732 |
| First Choice Health | Healthcomp Tpa | $1,882 |
| Geha | Geha | $1,882 |
| Ebms-Employee Benefit Mng | Ebms - Employee Benefit | $1,992 |
| First Choice Health | Boon-Chapman | $1,992 |
| First Choice Health | First Choice Health | $1,992 |
| First Choice Health | First Choice Other | $1,992 |
| Mt Health Co-Op | Mountain Health Co-Op | $2,015 |
| Mt Health Co-Op | Rocky Mountain Health Plan | $2,015 |
| BCBS/Anthem | BCBS Mt - Federal | $2,092 |
| BCBS/Anthem | BCBS Mt Closed Plan | $2,092 |
| BCBS/Anthem | BCBS Mt POS | $2,092 |
| BCBS/Anthem | BCBS Mt POS Exchange | $2,092 |
| BCBS/Anthem | St Of Mt Employees | $2,092 |
| Aetna | Aetna HMO/EPO | $2,103 |
| Aetna | Aetna POS/Qpos | $2,103 |
| Aetna | Aetna PPO | $2,103 |
| Aetna | Aetna Src | $2,103 |
| Allegiance | Allegiance Group Health | $2,103 |
| Allegiance | Cigna - Commercial | $2,103 |
| Cigna | Cigna Connect Exchange | $2,103 |
| Cigna | Cigna HMO | $2,103 |
| Cigna | Cigna Other | $2,103 |
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