MRI lower back without contrast at MUSC Health Chester Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What MUSC Health Chester Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated April 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$828cash price (self-pay)
$1,655list price
$232–$1,425range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Bcbs | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $232 |
| Humana | Medicare Managed Care - Ppo | $234 |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $237 |
| Absolute Total Care | Ambetter Exchange | $249 |
| Molina | Exchange | $255 |
| Bcbs | Employee | $456 |
| Bcbs | State Other Commercial Plan | $607 |
| Bcbs | Blueessentials Exchange | $1,003 |
| Bcbs | Preferred Blue Ppo | $1,297 |
| Bcbs | Bluechoice Hmo | $1,425 |
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