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Brain MRI with Contrast

Utah 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $603.

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 $479 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,778
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $479

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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$645.65
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$524.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$660.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$467.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$489.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$338.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$676.08

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 15th of 51

$479

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.