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Brain MRI with Contrast

Connecticut 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $741.

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 $562 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,148
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $562

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
$275.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$812.83
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$173.78
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$660.69
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 5th of 51

$562

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.