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Brain MRI with Contrast

West 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $525.

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 $398 · 10th to 90th $269 to $692
$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $398

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
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$562.34
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,778.28
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$891.25

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 41st of 51

$398

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.