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Quantitative MRI Added to a Diagnostic Scan

Pennsylvania 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 October 2026.

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

$1,023

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,000$933 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$562 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $295 to $3,162Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,349
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,660professional $1,000

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
$933.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,071.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,365.16
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$831.76
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,311.31
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,202.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$239.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in South Dakota than in New York. 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.

Pennsylvania· 19th of 51

$1,023

SD $1,514NY $331

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.