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Brain MRI with Contrast

South 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 South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $380 to $661.

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 $525 · 10th to 90th $275 to $832
$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
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$3,019.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$489.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$724.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 10th 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.