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Imaging Of Fluid Spaces Around The Brain With Contrast

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 70015

This imaging exam examines the fluid-filled spaces around the brain after a contrast material has been introduced into the spinal fluid, allowing these spaces to be seen clearly on imaging. It can help evaluate conditions such as a suspected spinal fluid leak or abnormalities affecting fluid flow around the brain. This portion covers the imaging and interpretation of the study.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Imaging Of Fluid Spaces Around The Brain With Contrast cost?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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 4 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$148$120 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$759 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,820Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $115 to $209
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,349professional $148

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Rhode Island· 49th of 51

$148

AK $398FL $138

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.