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MRI of the Chest, Without and With Contrast

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,202
$200$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
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,715.35
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$204.17
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,380.38
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 30th 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.