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MRI of the Chest, Without and With Contrast

Louisiana 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $550 to $776.

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 $603 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,122
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $603

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
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$707.95
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$933.25

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 28th of 51

$603

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.