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Brain MRI with Contrast

Washington, DC 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $380 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $302 to $871
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $398

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
$117.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$2,398.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$112.20
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$933.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$660.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$186.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 42nd of 51

$398

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.