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MRI Of The Mid-Back Spine With Contrast

Oregon 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $437 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$589$457 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$178 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,096Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $288 to $891
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $437professional $589

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
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,202.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$398.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$741.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
4 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
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 16th of 51

$550

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.