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MRA Of The Spine

Utah 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $646 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$309$214 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$479 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $479 to $3,802Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $98 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $646professional $309

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
$478.63
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$724.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$954.99
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
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
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$512.86

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 49th of 51

$316

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.