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MRI Abdomen With Contrast

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 74182

This is a magnetic resonance imaging scan of the abdomen using a contrast dye given through an IV to make organs and blood vessels show up more clearly. It produces detailed cross-sectional pictures of the liver, kidneys, pancreas, and surrounding structures without using radiation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does MRI Abdomen 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 $1,148 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$617$372 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$309 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $309 to $2,951Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,023
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,148professional $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
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25
19 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
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$954.99

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.6 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· 13th of 51

$617

WY $1,230UT $219

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.