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MRI Of The Lower Back Spine, With And Without Contrast

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 72158

This is an MRI scan of the spinal canal and its contents in the lower back, performed first without contrast dye and then again after contrast dye is given, to provide two sets of detailed images. It is used to evaluate conditions such as tumors, infections, or inflammation affecting the spinal cord or nerves in the lower back.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does MRI Of The Lower Back Spine, With And Without Contrast cost?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$479$316 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$389 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $347 to $3,020Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $257 to $2,042
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,259professional $479

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$741.31
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,344.23
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,090.30
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 6.3 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.

West Virginia· 23rd of 51

$562

WY $1,288UT $204

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.