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Iron-Based Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agent Injection

New York rates for HCPCS Q9953

Injection, iron-based magnetic resonance contrast agent, per ml

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Iron-Based Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agent Injection cost?

$44.67per mL

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for each mL of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per mL. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mL
In a doctor's office or clinic
$44.67
At a hospital outpatient department
$14.79

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 67% less at a hospital than at a doctor's office.

Drug cost only. Giving the drug, the visit itself and any monitoring are billed on their own codes. We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

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$44.67$44.67 to $38,019
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$14.13 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $71Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $14 to $38,019
$0.1$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $15professional $45

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
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$72.44
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$131.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38,018.94
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$38,018.94
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50,118.72
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$38,018.94
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$66.07

Where New York sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Hawaii than in Indiana. 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.

New York· 7th of 51

$44.67

HI $61.66IN $14.13

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.