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Quantitative MRI Added to a Diagnostic Scan

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0649T

The same measurement of what organ tissue is made of — such as fat, iron or water content — obtained during a visit that also includes a standard diagnostic magnetic resonance scan of the same body area. The extra sequences are processed and reported alongside the regular scan findings. It is billed in addition to the main imaging study.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Quantitative MRI Added to a Diagnostic Scan cost?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$339 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$339 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $339 to $4,898Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,514
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $339

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Wyoming than in Nebraska. 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$372

WY $1,349NE $282

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.