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Brain MRI with Contrast

Colorado 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $525.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $263 to $832
$500$1Kprofessional $372

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
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$776.25
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,454.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$371.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$2,089.30
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$173.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$549.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$204.17
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 46th of 51

$372

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.