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Quantitative MRI of Tissue Composition

New Jersey 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$977$398 to $1,445
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$1,349 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $331 to $12,882Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,089professional $977

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
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$27,542.29
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$489.78
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$229.09

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 5th of 51

$1,000

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.