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MRA Of The Spine

Washington, DC 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $589.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $398 to $3,236Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,072
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,570professional $457

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
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$512.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,412.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,047.13
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
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 38th of 51

$457

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.