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Quantitative MRI of Tissue Composition

Maryland 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $912.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $339 to $912
$500$1Kprofessional $550

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,096.48
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$602.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$281.84
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 31st of 51

$550

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.