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MRI Of The Mid-Back Spine With Contrast

New Mexico 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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$324$200 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$776 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $617 to $3,388Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $85 to $724
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,862professional $324

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
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$812.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$154.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$588.84
2 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
$131.83
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 45th of 51

$324

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.