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Breast MRI without and with Contrast, Unilateral

Virginia 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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 7 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$525$372 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$525 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $339 to $4,571Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,122professional $525

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
$524.81
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
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
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 3rd of 51

$525

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.