MRI lower back without contrast at CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga. CPT 72148.
What CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated February 28, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$1,017cash price (self-pay)
$3,606list price
$187–$3,365range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| United | Medicaid|TennCare | $187 |
| BCBS - ND | Medicare|All Plans | $225 |
| Cigna | Medicare|Healthspring | $227 |
| Humana | Medicare|HMO | $230 |
| Amerigroup | Medicare|All Plans | $232 |
| Humana | Medicare|All Other Plans | $238 |
| Humana | Medicare|PPO | $238 |
| Employers Health Network | Commercial|All Plans | $304 |
| BCBS - TN | Commercial|Network S | $325 |
| Centene | Commercial|Ambetter Exchange | $407 |
| BCBS - TN | Commercial|Network P | $410 |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options | $524 |
| United | Commercial|Options | $524 |
| BCBS - TN | Medicaid|BlueCare | $524 |
| Cigna | Commercial|LocalPlus | $561 |
| Cigna | Commercial|Open Access | $561 |
| Peach State | Medicaid|All Plans | $757 |
| Alliant Health | Commercial|All Plans | $1,787 |
| Humana | Commercial|All Plans | $2,422 |
| Health One Alliance | Commercial|All Plans | $2,459 |
| Aetna | Commercial|Gatekeeper | $2,524 |
| Aetna | Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper | $2,524 |
| Multiplan | Commercial|All Plans | $2,884 |
Inpatient
$1,017cash price (self-pay)
$3,606list price
$1,563–$3,125range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Peach State | Medicaid|All Plans | $2,344 |
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