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MRI Of The Mid-Back Spine With Contrast

Virginia 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $562 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$339$295 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$275 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $115 to $2,138Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $257 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $562professional $339

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
$524.81
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$524.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$120.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$117.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,584.89
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$851.14
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$724.44
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
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 43rd of 51

$363

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.