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Lower Extremity MRA, without and with Contrast

California rates for HCPCS C8914

Magnetic resonance angiography without contrast followed by with contrast, lower extremity

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lower Extremity MRA, without and with Contrast cost?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 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$479$479 to $479
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 $3,715Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $372 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,122professional $479

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
$1,621.81
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
$104.71
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
$309.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$851.14
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
$446.68
Median
$446.68
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
$407.38
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
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
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25

Where California sits

The same service costs 37.2 times more in Oklahoma 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· 9th of 51

$479

OK $2,951MT $79.43

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.