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Breast MRI without and with Contrast, Unilateral

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS C8905

Magnetic resonance imaging without contrast followed by with contrast, breast; unilateral

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Breast MRI without and with Contrast, Unilateral cost?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$427$398 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$398 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $398 to $2,630Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $398 to $603
$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,512professional $427

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
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$446.68
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Oklahoma than in Michigan. 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.

Washington, DC· 13th of 51

$427

OK $741MI $316

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.