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Quantitative MRI of Tissue Composition

Kentucky 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$427$363 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$331 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $269 to $3,467Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,820
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $398professional $427

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$5,623.41
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 40th of 51

$427

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.