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MRI of the Chest, Without and With Contrast

Maryland 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 to $891.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $398 to $2,291
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $562

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
$58.88
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$707.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$776.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,258.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,174.90
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$602.56

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 39th of 51

$562

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.