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MRI Of The Mid-Back Spine With Contrast

Utah 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $741 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$186$102 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$589 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $479 to $2,951Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $83 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $741professional $186

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
$478.63
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$446.68
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$575.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$407.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$891.25
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$467.74
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
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$512.86

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 51st of 51

$191

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.