MRI lower back without contrast at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated June 17, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$538cash price (self-pay)
$769list price
$141–$335range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Medicare Advantage | $141 |
| Univera | Commercial | $149 |
| Univera | Medicare Managed Care | $149 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Indemnity | $169 |
| Fidelis | Medicare Advantage | $282 |
| Fidelis | Health Benefit Exchange | $296 |
| Independent Health Assoc | HMO | $296 |
| Independent Health Assoc | Medicare Adv | $296 |
| Independent Health Assoc | PPO | $296 |
| Independent Health Assoc | Self Funded | $296 |
| Independent Health Assoc | State Products | $296 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $296 |
| Aetna | Medicare | $302 |
| Humana | Commercial | $305 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $335 |
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