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Quantitative MRI of Tissue Composition

Alabama rates for HCPCS 0648T

A magnetic resonance study that measures what the tissue of an organ is made of — for instance its fat, iron or water content — and reports those values as numbers. Several specialized image sequences are gathered, prepared and processed by software, then interpreted by a physician. It is carried out on its own, without a standard diagnostic scan of the same area at the same visit.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Quantitative MRI of Tissue Composition cost?

$324

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $398.

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 $174 · 10th to 90th $174 to $603Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $316 to $603
$200$500$1Kfacility $174professional $324

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
$501.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
1 more rate 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
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Alabama· 51st of 51

$324

AK $1,318AL $324

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.