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MRA Of The Spine

Ohio 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$363$257 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$912 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,995Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $123 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,122professional $363

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
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$831.76
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$831.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$131.83
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 47th of 51

$372

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.