MRI lower back without contrast at North Knoxville Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What North Knoxville Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated April 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$1,424cash price (self-pay)
$6,286list price
$84.26–$6,286range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| TN Medicaid Non Par | TN Medicaid Non Par | $84.26 |
| United Healthcare | UHC Community Plan | $84.26 |
| Amerigroup Community Care | Amerigroup Community Care | $170 |
| NODE Tricare | NODE Tricare | $206 |
| NODE BlueCare Plus TN MCR ADV | NODE BlueCare Plus TN MCR ADV | $213 |
| Humana | NODE Humana MCR ADV | $213 |
| NODE Medicare Non Par | NODE Medicare Non Par | $213 |
| NODE Medicare Traditional | NODE Medicare Traditional | $213 |
| United Healthcare | NODE UHC MCR ADV | $213 |
| Veterans Eval Services | Veterans Eval Services | $216 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | NODE ChampVA | $216 |
| NODE Hospice Non Par Agree | NODE Hospice Non Par | $216 |
| NODE United Optum VA CCN | NODE United Optum VA CCN | $216 |
| Node Va | Node Va | $216 |
| NODE Devoted Health MCR ADV | NODE Devoted Health MCR ADV | $217 |
| NODE Farm Bureau MCR ADV | NODE Farm Bureau MCR ADV | $217 |
| NODE Aetna MCR ADV | NODE Aetna MCR ADV | $219 |
| BCBS Tn | Node BCBS Mcr Adv | $219 |
| NODE Healthspring MCR ADV | NODE Healthspring MCR ADV | $219 |
| Amerigroup | NODE Amerigroup MCR ADV | $224 |
| United Healthcare | NODE UHC MCR Dual ADV | $224 |
| Wellcare | NODE Wellcare MCR ADV | $225 |
| Node Nhc Mcr Adv | Node Nhc Mcr Adv | $234 |
| BCBS TN | BCBS TN Net S | $251 |
| US Department of Labor | NODE US Dept of Labor | $271 |
| BCBS TN | BCBS TN Net P | $305 |
| NODE Ambetter Health Exchange | NODE Ambetter Health Exchange | $400 |
| NODE Point Comfort Underwriters | NODE Point Comfort Underwriters | $400 |
| United Healthcare | UHC HSA | $413 |
| United Healthcare | UHC Options PPO | $413 |
Inpatient
$1,424cash price (self-pay)
$6,286list price
$1,220–$6,286range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| CHS Group Health Plan BCBST | CHS Group Health Plan BCBST | $1,220 |
| Multiplan | Multiplan Primary | $3,395 |
| Multiplan | Multiplan Complementary | $4,463 |
| United Healthcare | UHC APA | $6,286 |
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