MRI lower back without contrast at St Lukes Hospital Miners Campus. CPT 72148.
What St Lukes Hospital Miners Campus publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated February 27, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$6,338cash price (self-pay)
$7,042list price
$242–$5,832range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Capital Blue Cross | Medicare | $242 |
| Highmark | Medicare Advantage | $242 |
| Highmark | Freedom Blue Medicare Advantage | $244 |
| Aetna | Medicare | $247 |
| Geisinger | Medicare | $247 |
| Humana | Medicare | $252 |
| UPMC Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $254 |
| Keystone First | Medicaid | $256 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $261 |
| Highmark Wholecare | Medicaid | $295 |
| Geisinger | Medicaid/CHIP | $302 |
| AmeriHealth Caritas | Medicaid | $307 |
| UPMC Health Plan | Medicaid | $307 |
| Jefferson Health Plan | CHIP/Medicaid | $369 |
| Highmark | Commercial/Special Care | $669 |
| Independence Blue Cross | AmeriHealth | $1,618 |
| Oscar | Commercial | $1,827 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $1,927 |
| UPMC Health Plan | Commercial | $1,930 |
| Geisinger | Commercial | $1,980 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $2,035 |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $2,422 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $2,458 |
| Capital Blue Cross | Commercial | $5,832 |
Inpatient
$6,338cash price (self-pay)
$7,042list price
$1,827–$1,980range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Oscar | Commercial | $1,827 |
| UPMC Health Plan | Commercial | $1,925 |
| Geisinger | Commercial | $1,980 |
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