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Functional Brain MRI With Standard Tasks

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 70554

An MRI of the brain that maps which areas switch on during activity, taken while the patient performs simple set tasks such as moving a hand or watching a visual pattern. It is used before brain surgery to locate the areas that control movement, vision or language so they can be protected. The tasks are selected and run by the imaging staff as part of the scan.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Functional Brain MRI With Standard Tasks cost?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $661 from a hospital or other facility.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$661$427 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$490 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $347 to $2,089Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,479
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $661professional $661

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Wyoming 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· 14th of 51

$661

WY $1,549TX $251

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.