MRI lower back without contrast at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro. CPT 72148.

What Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated November 21, 2025.

Outpatient / ER

$2,110cash price (self-pay)

$4,220list price

$650–$3,587range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
Aurora Caregiver \| Commercial	$650
Anthem \| Blue Priority	$755
United Healthcare \| Exchange	$767
United Healthcare \| Charter	$773
United Healthcare \| Nexus	$773
United Healthcare \| HMO	$853
HealthPartners \| Employee Trust Fund	$954
Anthem \| Blue Preferred	$969
Centivo \| Commercial	$1,038
Common Ground \| Employee Trust Fund	$1,083
Common Ground \| Envision	$1,083
Common Ground \| Exchange	$1,083
Aetna \| HMO	$1,114
Health Payment Systems \| Commercial	$1,170
HealthPartners \| Robin	$1,185
Quartz One \| Commercial	$1,200
Molina Exchange \| Commercial	$1,273
HS Technology \| Commercial	$1,350
Quartz Group \| Commercial	$1,350
Everpointe Elite \| Commercial	$1,352
Trilogy \| Commercial	$1,520
Wisconsin Physician Service \| Aurora Featured	$1,636
Wisconsin Physician Service \| Arise	$1,722
Wisconsin Physician Service \| Statewide	$1,722
Health EOS Plus \| Commercial	$2,532
Cigna \| PPO-GPPO	$2,550
HealthPartners \| Broad	$3,165
Health EOS \| PPO	$3,376
Aetna \| PPO	$3,486
United Healthcare \| PPO	$3,553

Inpatient

$2,110cash price (self-pay)

$4,220list price

$2,532–$3,587range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
Health EOS Plus \| Commercial	$2,532
HealthPartners \| Broad	$3,165
Health EOS \| PPO	$3,376
Aetna \| PPO	$3,486
United Healthcare \| PPO	$3,553
Cigna \| PPO	$3,570
Anthem \| PPO	$3,587

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