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MRA Of The Spine

Montana 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $575 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$562$372 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$117 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $110 to $759Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $347 to $724
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $575professional $562

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$794.33
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$758.58
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$616.60
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$138.04
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 25th of 51

$562

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.