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Quantitative MRI of Tissue Composition

New York 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$302 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$447 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $347 to $2,291Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $282 to $851
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $339

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
$812.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,174.90
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
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$660.69
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$457.09
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,659.59
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$446.68
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,621.81
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,778.28
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FY · Cassette-based X-ray
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,995.26
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FY · Cassette-based X-ray
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where New York 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 York· 50th of 51

$339

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.