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Brain MRI with Contrast

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $355 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $263 to $676
$200$500$1Kprofessional $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
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 26th 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.