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MRI of the Chest, Without and With Contrast

Alabama rates for HCPCS 71552

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the chest is performed first without any contrast dye and then again after contrast dye is injected into a vein, within the same visit. Comparing the two sets of images can help highlight blood vessels, masses, or areas of inflammation that may not be as clear on a single set of images. It provides more detailed information than a scan using only one of the two approaches.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does MRI of the Chest, Without and With Contrast cost?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $479 to $692.

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 $661 · 10th to 90th $417 to $955
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $661

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
$97.72
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Wyoming than in Vermont. 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.

Alabama· 20th of 51

$661

WY $1,230VT $427

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.