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MRI of the Chest, Without and With Contrast

Delaware 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 Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 to $617.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,259
$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
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,174.90
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 46th 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.