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Quantitative MRI of Tissue Composition

South Carolina 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $389 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$372$347 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$331 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,950Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,047
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $389professional $372

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
$346.74
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$316.23
6 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$154.88

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 47th of 51

$372

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.