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Brain MRI with Contrast

North Dakota 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $646.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,096
$500$1Kprofessional $525

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
$89.13
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$660.69
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
$602.56
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 12th of 51

$525

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.