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Brain MRI with Contrast

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $355 to $525.

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 $427 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,413
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $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
$46.77
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$562.34
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$131.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$616.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$707.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$128.82
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 32nd 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.