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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 October 2026.

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

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$398$398 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$562 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,072Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,288
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $794professional $398

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 48th of 51

$398

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.