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Brain MRI with Contrast

South 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $490.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $275 to $646
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $372

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
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$831.76

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 47th of 51

$372

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.