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MRA Of The Spine

South Carolina 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$407$288 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$575 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,585Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $129 to $661
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $575professional $407

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
$426.58
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$776.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
8 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
$208.93
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$131.83

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$417

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.