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Breast MRI without and with Contrast, Bilateral

California rates for HCPCS C8908

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$1,288

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,288$479 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$741 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $479 to $3,631Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,288
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,122professional $1,288

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
$478.63
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,174.90
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25

Where California sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in Ohio than in Montana. 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.

California· 8th of 51

$1,288

OH $1,288MT $85.11

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.