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MRI Of The Mid-Back Spine With Contrast

Iowa 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?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $891 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$562$309 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$562 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,549Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $186 to $977
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $891professional $562

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
$288.40
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,659.59
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$436.52
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$707.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,019.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,187.76
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$724.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$501.19
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
$141.25
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$589

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.