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Brain MRI with Contrast

Virginia 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $339 to $575.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $263 to $851
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $427

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
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,905.46
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$144.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$120.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,862.09
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$190.55
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$794.33

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 37th of 51

$427

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.