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Brain MRI with Contrast

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,096
$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
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$758.58
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$3,548.13
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$691.83
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$575.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$524.81
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$173.78
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$3,548.13
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$691.83
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$794.33

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 24th 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.