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Brain MRI with Contrast

Arizona 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 Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $550.

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 $427 · 10th to 90th $269 to $776
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $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
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68
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
$234.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$524.81

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 35th 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.