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Brain MRI with Contrast

New Mexico 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $251 to $537.

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 $347 · 10th to 90th $79 to $1,148
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $347

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
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 49th of 51

$347

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.