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Brain MRI with Contrast

Alabama rates for HCPCS 70552

A magnetic resonance imaging scan of the brain and brainstem performed after injecting a contrast dye into the bloodstream, which highlights blood vessels, tumors, inflammation, or areas where the brain's protective barrier has been disrupted. It provides more detailed information than a scan without contrast for certain conditions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Brain MRI with Contrast cost?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $501.

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 $427 · 10th to 90th $275 to $646
$200$500$1Kprofessional $427

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
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$707.95

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.3 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.

Alabama· 31st of 51

$427

AK $724TX $316

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.