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Breast MRI without and with Contrast, Bilateral

Iowa rates for HCPCS C8908

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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 5 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$372$316 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$631 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $339 to $4,169Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $316 to $427
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $372

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
$338.84
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in West Virginia than in Wyoming. 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.

Iowa· 24th of 51

$398

WV $2,399WY $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.