MRI lower back without contrast at Cherokee Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Cherokee Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated April 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$1,855cash price (self-pay)
$3,091list price
$226–$1,064range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Bcbs | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $226 |
| Devoted Health Plan | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $232 |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $235 |
| Absolute Total Care | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $237 |
| Cigna | Healthspring Medicare Managed Care Plan | $241 |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $483 |
| Bcbs | State Health Plan Other Commercial Plan | $660 |
| Bcbs | Blue Preferred Exchange | $896 |
| Bcbs | Bluechoice Exchange | $896 |
| Bcbs | Blue Preferred Ppo | $1,039 |
| Bcbs | Bluechoice Hmo | $1,039 |
| Cigna | All Commercial Plans | $1,064 |
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