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MRI of the Chest, Without and With Contrast

Illinois 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?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $851.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,549
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $589

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
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,202.26
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,073.80
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$954.99
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,311.31
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$616.60
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$141.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$478.63
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 33rd of 51

$589

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.