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Breast MRI without and with Contrast, Unilateral

North Carolina 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 6 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$316$316 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$316 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $316 to $2,042Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $275 to $468
$500$1K$2Kfacility $525professional $316

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
$316.23
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,951.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 22nd of 51

$339

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.