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MRI of the Chest, Without and With Contrast

Washington, DC 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $708.

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 $479 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,291
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $479

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
$117.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$4,168.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,412.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$234.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 47th of 51

$479

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.