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Quantitative MRI of Tissue Composition

Louisiana 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?

$741

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $1,148.

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 $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,951Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,096
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,738professional $468

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
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 13th of 51

$741

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.