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Breast MRI without and with Contrast, Bilateral

Pennsylvania 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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 9 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 $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$741 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $407 to $3,311Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $316 to $525
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,072professional $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
$363.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,981.07
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,918.31
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,570.40
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,071.52
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 20th of 51

$427

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.