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Upper Extremity MRA, without and with Contrast

Virginia rates for HCPCS C8936

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,778$525 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,445 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $661 to $4,786Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,778
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $1,778

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
$524.81
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.98
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 467.7 times more in Oklahoma than in Connecticut. 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.

Virginia· 6th of 51

$1,778

OK $1,862CT $3.98

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.