MRI lower back without contrast at Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman. CPT 72148.
What Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated January 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
—cash price (self-pay)
—list price
$180–$559range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| BCBS Aca Exchange | 3147_sttn Blue Cross Blue Shield Network E 2024123 | $180 |
| BCBS Aca Exchange | 3146_mttn Blue Cross Blue Shield Network E 2024123 | $238 |
| BCBS Missionpoint | 2422_blue Cross Blue Shield Missionpoint Regional | $265 |
| BCBS Network E | 3149_blue Cross Blue Shield Network E Regional 202504 | $273 |
| BCBS Network L | 3150_blue Cross Blue Shield Network L Regional 202504 | $297 |
| BCBS Select | 3182_blue Cross Blue Shield Select Regional 20250701 | $297 |
| BCBS Preferred | 3181_blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Regional 202507 | $321 |
| UHC | 3171_mttn UHC 20250715 | $373 |
| UHC | 3172_rptn UHC 20250715 | $373 |
| UHC | 3173_rhtn UHC 20250715 | $373 |
| UHC | 3174_sdtn UHC 20250715 | $373 |
| UHC | 3175_thtn UHC 20250715 | $373 |
| UHC | 3176_uhc (Sttn) 20250715 | $373 |
| Cigna Localplus | 3192_rhtn Cigna Localplus 20250601 | $457 |
| Cigna Localplus | 3193_cigna Localplus (Dekalb) 20250601 | $457 |
| Cigna Localplus | 3187_sttn Cigna Localplus 20250601 | $499 |
| Aetna (Rutherford Only) | 3160_mttn Aetna 20250701 | $516 |
| Aetna | 3159_sttn Aetna 20250701 | $526 |
| Cigna PPO | 3199_cigna PPO (Dekalb) 20250601 | $554 |
| Cigna HMO | 3196_cigna HMO (Dekalb) 20250601 | $559 |
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