MRI lower back without contrast at St. Joseph Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What St. Joseph Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated February 28, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$2,265cash price (self-pay)
$6,839list price
$274–$5,130range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $274 |
| SoundPath | Medicare|All Plans | $274 |
| Optum | Medicare|All Plans | $277 |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $282 |
| BCBS - Premera | Medicare|All Plans | $282 |
| BCBS - Regence | Medicare|All Plans | $282 |
| Seattle Medical Group | Medicare|All Plans | $293 |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $293 |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $296 |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $296 |
| Amerigroup | Medicare|All Plans | $299 |
| CHPW | Medicare|All Plans | $315 |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Plans | $519 |
| Molina | Commercial|Marketplace Exchange | $526 |
| Coordinated Care | Commercial|Ambetter Exchange | $542 |
| Sound Family Medicine | Commercial|All Plans | $548 |
| BCBS - Premera | Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange | $567 |
| Uniform Medical Plan | Commercial|All Plans | $606 |
| Kaiser | Commercial|HMO | $635 |
| BCBS - Regence | Commercial|All Plans | $694 |
| Kaiser | Commercial|PPO | $699 |
| BCBS - Premera | Commercial|All Other Plans | $820 |
| United | Commercial|Navigate | $865 |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $910 |
| United | Commercial|Cascade Care | $910 |
| Aetna | Commercial|AWH | $1,025 |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,206 |
| First Choice | Commercial|All Plans | $1,753 |
| Aetna | Commercial|Rental | $4,924 |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $5,130 |
Inpatient
$2,265cash price (self-pay)
$6,839list price
$4,924–$5,130range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Aetna | Commercial|Rental | $4,924 |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $5,130 |
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