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Quantitative MRI of Tissue Composition

Illinois 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, 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 $1,349 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$219 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$955 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $263 to $2,188Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $219 to $759
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,349professional $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
$338.84
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$346.74
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 42nd of 51

$417

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.