MRI lower back without contrast at St. Joseph's Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What St. Joseph's Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated July 13, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$77.19cash price (self-pay)
$5,324list price
$54.03–$3,727range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| MetroPlus Behavioral Health | Medicaid | $103 |
| MetroPlus Behavioral Health Essential Plans | Medicaid Managed Care | $125 |
| Elderplan | Medicare Advantage | $147 |
| Healthfirst | Medicaid | $147 |
| VA | Other | $147 |
| Hamaspik | Medicare Advantage | $154 |
| Healthfirst QHP | Medicaid Managed Care | $154 |
| Healthfirst | Medicare Advantage | $154 |
| Healthfirst Essential Plans | Medicaid Managed Care | $154 |
| Fidelis | Medicaid Advantage Plus | $232 |
| Fidelis | Medicare Advantage | $232 |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $244 |
| Centerlight | Medicare Advantage | $244 |
| Emblem | Medicare Advantage | $244 |
| Empire | Medicare Advantage | $244 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $256 |
| Emblem Select Care | Exchange | $305 |
| Emblem | Commercial | $317 |
| Empire | Commercial | $318 |
| Empire Indemnity | Commercial | $318 |
| Empire PPO | Commercial | $318 |
| MagnaCare | Commercial | $379 |
| VNS | Medicare Advantage | $477 |
| Affinity | Medicaid | $617 |
| Elderplan | Medicaid | $617 |
| Emblem | Medicaid | $617 |
| Empire HealthPlus | Medicaid | $617 |
| Empire HealthPlus CHP | Medicaid | $617 |
| Fidelis | Medicaid | $617 |
| Fidelis CHP | Medicaid | $617 |
Inpatient
—cash price (self-pay)
$5,324list price
—range insurers pay
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