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Brain MRI with Contrast

New Jersey 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $513.

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 $398 · 10th to 90th $257 to $724
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $398

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
$120.23
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$457.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$616.60

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 40th of 51

$398

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.