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MRI Of The Mid-Back Spine With Contrast

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 72147

An MRI scanner creates detailed images of the mid-back (thoracic) portion of the spine after contrast material is injected into a vein, which can highlight certain tissues, such as areas of inflammation or abnormal blood vessels, more clearly than a plain scan. It uses magnets and radio waves rather than radiation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does MRI Of The Mid-Back Spine With Contrast cost?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $912 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$603$447 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$741 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,698Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $912professional $603

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$977.24
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Wyoming than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Connecticut· 8th of 51

$603

WY $1,096UT $191

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.