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Quantitative MRI of Tissue Composition

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

How much does Quantitative MRI of Tissue Composition cost?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$427$427 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$427 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $427 to $2,630Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,096
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,023professional $427

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Wyoming than in Nebraska. 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.

Washington, DC· 38th of 51

$562

WY $1,349NE $380

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.