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MRA Of The Neck, With And Without Contrast

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 70549

An MRI scan focuses specifically on the blood vessels of the neck, such as the carotid arteries, first taken without contrast dye and then repeated after dye is injected into a vein, all in one visit. It is used to look for narrowing, blockages, or other blood vessel abnormalities in the neck.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does MRA Of The Neck, With And Without Contrast cost?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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$692$525 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$955 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,344Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,445
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,288professional $692

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
$1,096.48
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,258.93
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,122.02
3 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Wyoming than in Utah. 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.

Connecticut· 13th of 51

$724

WY $1,380UT $245

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.