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MRI of the Chest, Without and With Contrast

Kentucky 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $741.

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 $525 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,291
$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $525

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
$104.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$691.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,691.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$525

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.