MRI lower back without contrast at St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital. CPT 72148.

What St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated February 28, 2026.

Outpatient / ER

$828cash price (self-pay)

$4,730list price

$294–$4,257range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
SUPERIOR \| Medicaid\|CHIP	$294
UNITED \| Medicaid\|All Other Plans	$300
UNITED \| Medicaid\|STARKIDS	$300
BCBS \| Medicaid\|STARKIDS	$309
SUPERIOR \| Medicaid\|All Other Plans	$309
SUPERIOR \| Medicaid\|STAR	$427
PGT \| Medicare\|All Plans	$603
AETNA \| Medicare\|All Plans	$615
BCBS \| Medicare\|All Plans	$615
UNITED \| Medicare\|All Plans	$627
AMERIVANTAGE \| Medicare\|All Plans	$633
BCBS-TX \| Commercial\|Blue Advantage HMO	$657
SCANHealth \| Medicare\|All Plans	$658
SUPERIOR \| Medicaid\|STARPLUS	$730
UNITED \| Medicaid\|STARPLUS	$744
BCBS-TX \| Commercial\|Blue Premier	$760
BCBS-TX \| Commercial\|HMO	$762
Ambetter \| Commercial\|All Plans	$892
BCBS-TX \| Commercial\|PPO	$895
Wellpoint \| Commercial\|Exchange	$922
Cigna \| Commercial\|Local Plus	$1,169
Wellpoint \| Medicaid\|All Other Plans	$1,192
Humana \| Commercial\|All Plans	$1,450
Wellpoint \| Medicaid\|STAR	$1,646
Bright Health \| Commercial\|All Plans	$1,768
Ellwood \| Commercial\|All Plans	$1,845
Entrust \| Commercial\|All Plans	$1,987
NX Health \| Commercial\|All Plans	$1,998
United \| Commercial\|Exchange	$2,011
Health Smart \| Commercial\|All Plans	$2,602

$828cash price (self-pay)

$4,730list price

$1,639–$4,730range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
Wellpoint \| Medicaid\|All Other Plans	$1,639
Wellpoint \| Medicaid\|STAR	$1,639
First Health \| Commercial\|All Plans	$2,838
Cigna \| Commercial\|All Other Plans	$3,027
Aetna \| Commercial\|All Plans	$3,122
PHCS \| Commercial\|All Plans	$4,021
Multiplan \| Commercial\|All Plans	$4,257
BCBS-TX \| Commercial\|Ref Lab	$4,730

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