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MRA Of The Spine

Rhode Island 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $501 to $794.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,995Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $427 to $794
$500$1K$2Kfacility $832professional $603

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
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$549.54
2 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
$295.12
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 16th of 51

$603

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.