MRI lower back without contrast at St. Michael Medical Center. CPT 72148.
What St. Michael Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated February 28, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$3,019cash price (self-pay)
$6,839list price
$282–$6,155range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| CHPW | Medicare|All Plans | $282 |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $282 |
| Optum | Medicare|All Plans | $285 |
| Wellcare | Medicare|All Plans | $290 |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $290 |
| BCBS - Premera | Medicare|All Plans | $290 |
| BCBS - Regence | Medicare|All Plans | $290 |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $301 |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $304 |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $304 |
| Sound Family Medicine | Commercial|All Plans | $563 |
| Molina | Commercial|Marketplace Exchange | $648 |
| Coordinated Care | Commercial|Ambetter Exchange | $659 |
| Uniform Medical Plan | Commercial|All Plans | $678 |
| BCBS - Regence | Commercial|All Plans | $779 |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $913 |
| BCBS - Premera | Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange | $962 |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Plans | $1,012 |
| BCBS - Premera | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,063 |
| Aetna | Commercial|AWH | $4,651 |
| Aetna | Commercial|Sound Health | $4,924 |
| First Choice | Commercial|All Plans | $4,993 |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $5,472 |
| Aetna | Commercial|WEA | $5,472 |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $5,608 |
| United | Commercial|Cascade Care | $5,608 |
| Aetna | Commercial|Rental | $6,019 |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $6,155 |
Inpatient
$3,019cash price (self-pay)
$6,839list price
$4,309–$6,155range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Cigna | Commercial|All Plans | $4,309 |
| Aetna | Commercial|AWH | $4,651 |
| Aetna | Commercial|Sound Health | $4,924 |
| First Choice | Commercial|All Plans | $4,993 |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $5,472 |
| Aetna | Commercial|WEA | $5,472 |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $5,814 |
| United | Commercial|Cascade Care | $5,814 |
| Aetna | Commercial|Rental | $6,019 |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $6,155 |
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