MRI lower back without contrast at El Paso Children's Hospital. CPT 72148.
What El Paso Children's Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated January 27, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$183cash price (self-pay)
$917list price
$169–$909range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| UH Military VA | Tricare | $169 |
| Health Net Fed Svcs | Tricare | $183 |
| BCBS TX | Tricare | $188 |
| Amerigroup TX | Medicaid | $197 |
| Point Comfort Underwriters | Medicaid | $197 |
| Superior | Medicaid | $197 |
| El Paso Health Plans | Medicaid | $217 |
| Molina TX | Medicaid | $217 |
| El Paso First Health Plan | Commercial | $257 |
| BCBS NM | Medicaid | $350 |
| Western Sky | Commercial | $486 |
| UHC TX | Commercial | $658 |
| Aetna El Paso Narrow Network | Commercial | $660 |
| BCBS of TX | Commercial | $688 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $720 |
| Aetna Comm Excel Narrow | Commercial | $734 |
| Coventry Health Care | Commercial | $734 |
| Fortified Provider Network | Commercial | $734 |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $734 |
| Molina NM | Medicaid | $909 |
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