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MRI Test That Measures Tissue Stiffness

Illinois rates for HCPCS 76391

This imaging study uses magnetic resonance imaging combined with gentle vibrations to measure how stiff or soft an internal organ, most often the liver, is. Stiffer tissue can indicate scarring, and this noninvasive test is often used to check for and monitor liver scarring without needing a tissue sample.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does MRI Test That Measures Tissue Stiffness cost?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $437 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$251$178 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$372 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $295 to $2,138Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $78 to $437
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $437professional $251

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,380.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$354.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$912.01
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$263.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 30th of 51

$257

WY $813UT $151

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.