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MRA Of The Spine

Alaska rates for HCPCS 72159

A magnetic resonance study that maps the blood vessels supplying the spinal canal and the spinal cord inside it. It uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves rather than X-rays. It is used to look for an abnormal tangle of vessels, an interrupted blood supply, or the vessels feeding a growth near the cord.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does MRA Of The Spine cost?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,202$912 to $1,445
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,905 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $2,692Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,905
$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,291professional $1,202

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
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,348.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,691.53
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,905.46
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,380.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,630.27
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Wyoming than in Texas. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$1,259

WY $1,380TX $257

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.