go back

MRI Of The Mid-Back Spine With Contrast

South Carolina 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$324$219 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$1,047 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $575 to $2,570Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $129 to $794
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,549professional $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
$331.13
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$758.58
8 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
$165.96
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$138.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$138.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$138.04

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$331

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.