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Brain MRI with Contrast

Delaware 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 Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,660
$500$1Kprofessional $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
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$676.08
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$891.25

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 34th 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.