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MRI Of The Face, Eye Socket, Or Neck With Contrast Dye

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 70542

A magnetic resonance imaging scan of the eye sockets, face, or neck, taken after contrast dye is injected into a vein to make certain tissues, such as tumors, inflamed nerves, or blood vessels, show up more clearly. It provides detailed pictures of soft tissue structures in this area without using radiation. It is often used to further evaluate a finding first seen on a scan taken without contrast.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does MRI Of The Face, Eye Socket, Or Neck With Contrast Dye cost?

$417

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $575.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $355 to $933
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $417

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,122.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$660.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 34th of 51

$417

AK $708TX $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.