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Brain MRI with Contrast

Iowa 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $661.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,995
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $447

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
$77.62
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$436.52
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,513.56
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
$346.74
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$3,019.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,187.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,862.09
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$269.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$812.83
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$776.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$707.95
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$501.19

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 25th of 51

$447

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.