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Brain MRI with Contrast

Illinois 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 to $513.

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 $389 · 10th to 90th $123 to $851
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $389

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
$91.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$707.95
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,754.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$912.01
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,041.74
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$109.65
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$245.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$724.44

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 44th of 51

$389

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.