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MRA Of The Spine

Connecticut 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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$661$537 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$851 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,905Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,230
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,096professional $661

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
$1,096.48
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,148.15
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
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 11th of 51

$661

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.