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MRA Of The Spine

New Hampshire 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $501 to $955.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,138Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,259
$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,089professional $692

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,137.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,148.15
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,230.27
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$263.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$870.96
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
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
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 7th of 51

$724

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.