MRI lower back without contrast at St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin. CPT 72148.

What St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated February 28, 2026.

Outpatient / ER

$1,177cash price (self-pay)

$7,848list price

$228–$7,063range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
AETNA \| Medicare\|All Plans	$228
BCBS \| Medicare\|All Plans	$228
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING \| Medicare\|All Other Plans	$228
HUMANA \| Medicare\|All Plans	$228
UNITED \| Medicare\|All Plans	$228
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING \| Medicare\|PPO	$231
Wellpoint \| Medicare\|All Plans	$235
SCANHealth \| Medicare\|All Plans	$244
BCBS-TX \| Commercial\|Blue Advantage HMO	$268
MD Save \| Commercial\|All Plans	$286
SUPERIOR \| Medicaid\|All Other Plans	$294
SUPERIOR \| Medicaid\|STARPLUS	$294
UNITED \| Medicaid\|All Other Plans	$294
UNITED \| Medicaid\|CHIP	$294
UNITED \| Medicaid\|STAR	$294
UNITED \| Medicaid\|STARKIDS	$294
TCHP \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$294
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING \| Medicaid\|STARPLUS	$300
Wellpoint \| Medicaid\|All Other Plans	$303
Wellpoint \| Medicaid\|STARPLUS	$303
BCBS \| Medicaid\|All Plans	$309
Wellpoint \| Commercial\|Exchange	$343
Angelina County \| Commercial\|All Plans	$346
SUPERIOR \| Medicaid\|STAR	$462
Wellpoint \| Medicaid\|STAR	$477
Entrust \| Commercial\|All Plans	$562
Brookshire Brothers \| Commercial\|All Plans	$648
UNITED \| Medicaid\|STARPLUS	$656
BCBS-TX \| Commercial\|Blue Premier	$734
BCBS-TX \| Commercial\|HMO	$771

$1,177cash price (self-pay)

$7,848list price

$4,002–$7,063range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
Humana \| Commercial\|All Plans	$4,002
Aetna \| Commercial\|All Plans	$4,944
Multiplan \| Commercial\|All Plans	$5,494
PHCS \| Commercial\|All Plans	$6,278
Galaxy \| Commercial\|All Plans	$7,063

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