MRI lower back without contrast at Star Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What Star Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 18, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$1,722cash price (self-pay)
$3,444list price
$226–$1,800range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Wellmed Medical Management Claims | Medicare Advantage | $226 |
| Aetna Medicare Advantage | Medicare Advantage | $235 |
| Medicare A TX and Indian Health Services JH | Federal | $235 |
| UHC Dual Complete Oxford Medicare Net | Medicare Advantage | $235 |
| UHC Group Medicare Advantage | Medicare Advantage | $235 |
| Cigna | Default | $366 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of TX | Default | $385 |
| Aetna | Default | $1,800 |
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