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Chest MRI With Contrast

Vermont rates for HCPCS 71551

A magnetic resonance scan of the chest performed after contrast dye is given through a vein, using magnets and radio waves rather than X-rays. The dye highlights blood vessels, lymph nodes and abnormal tissue, helping tell a mass apart from surrounding normal structures. It is used to assess lumps, enlarged glands and other abnormalities in the chest.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Chest MRI With Contrast cost?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $479 to $912.

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

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $6,457Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $6,310professional $575

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$933.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Wyoming than in Utah. 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· 26th of 51

$575

WY $1,514UT $275

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.