MRI lower back without contrast at Dallas Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Dallas Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated September 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$238cash price (self-pay)
$4,564list price
$197–$4,564range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| United HealthCare | UHC CHIP MEDICAID | $197 |
| United HealthCare | UHC MEDCAID | $197 |
| United HealthCare | UHC STAR KIDS MEDICAID | $197 |
| Aetna | Aetna Commercial | $218 |
| Aetna | Aetna Workers Compensation | $218 |
| Careworks Fka (Rockport Community Network) | Careworks Fka - Rockport | $227 |
| Coastal Comp | Workers Compensation | $231 |
| Traditional Medicare | Traditional Medicare | $239 |
| Tricare | Tricare | $239 |
| TRIWEST (BCBS) | Triwest BCBS | $239 |
| United HealthCare | UHC Medicare Advantage | $239 |
| USA Senior Care Network | USA Senior Care Network | $239 |
| Wellcare | Wellcare Medicare Advantage | $239 |
| Wellmed | Wellmed Medicare Advantage | $239 |
| Wellpoint Amerigroup | Wellpoint Amerigroup MMP (Dual-Eligible) | $239 |
| Aetna | Aetna Medicare Advantage | $239 |
| BCBS | BCBS Blue Essentials Medicare-HMO | $239 |
| BCBS | BCBS Medicare Advantage | $239 |
| Care N Care Insurance Company | Care NCare Insurance Company Medicare | $239 |
| Cigna Healthspring | Cigna Healthspring Medicare Advantage | $239 |
| Cigna Healthspring | Cigna HealthSpring MMP (Dual-Eligible) | $239 |
| Humana | Choice Care Humana Medicare Advantage | $239 |
| Humana | Humana Military Tricare | $239 |
| Wellpoint Amerigroup | Wellpoint Amerigroup Medicare | $246 |
| Cigna Healthspring | Cigna Healthspring Medicare Advantage PPO | $246 |
| American Health Plan | American Health Plan | $262 |
| DOL Office Worker Compensation | DOL Office Worker Compensation | $298 |
| HI Card | HI Card Medicare Advantage | $298 |
| American Correction Healthcare | American Correction Healthcare Medica | $329 |
| Employer Direct Healthcare | Employer Direct Healthcare Commercial | $334 |
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