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Brain MRI with Contrast

Vermont 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 Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $437.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $372 to $759
$500$1Kprofessional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,174.90
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$812.83

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 36th 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.