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MRA Of The Spine

North Dakota 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $525 to $832.

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 $398 · 10th to 90th $398 to $692Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,288
$500$1K$2Kfacility $398professional $708

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
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
4 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
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$692

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.