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Brain MRI with Contrast

Minnesota 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 to $759.

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 $562 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,000
$500$1Kprofessional $562

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
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$794.33
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$831.76
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$562

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.