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MRI of the Chest, Without and With Contrast

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $1,479.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $389 to $2,818
$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $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
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,348.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 31st 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.