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Arm MRI With Contrast

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 73219

This is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the arm, covering the bones, muscles, and soft tissue rather than a specific joint like the shoulder, elbow, or wrist. A contrast dye is injected into a vein before or during the scan to make certain tissues, such as tumors or areas of inflammation, show up more clearly. It is often used to evaluate soft-tissue masses, infections, or other abnormalities in the upper limb.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Arm MRI With Contrast cost?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$617$389 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$339 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $339 to $2,951Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,023
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,514professional $617

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33
20 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Wyoming than in Utah. 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· 15th of 51

$617

WY $1,318UT $245

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.