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Breast MRI without and with Contrast, Bilateral

North Carolina 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $380 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$316$316 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$316 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $316 to $2,239Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,288
$500$1K$2Kfacility $380professional $316

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
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 50th of 51

$316

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.