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Brain MRI with Contrast

North Carolina 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $692.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,778
$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $479

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
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$741.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$676.08
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 17th of 51

$479

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.