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Breast MRI without and with Contrast, Unilateral

Louisiana 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?

$550

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $339 to $603.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,738Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $316 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $832professional $339

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
$549.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,949.84
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 2nd of 51

$550

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.