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Brain MRI with Contrast

Arkansas 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $251 to $676
$500$1Kprofessional $447

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
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$758.58

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 29th of 51

$447

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.