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MRI - Brain (Including Brainstem)

California rates for RC 0611

Magnetic Resonance Technology (MRT)-MRI-Brain/Brain Stem

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does MRI - Brain (Including Brainstem) cost?

$1,905

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $575 to $4,169.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $170 to $12,303
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $1,905

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
$1,202.26
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,754.23
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
HealthNet
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$29,512.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,801.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where California sits

The same service costs 36.3 times more in Idaho than in South Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $1,905 · 9th of 48
ID $3,631SD $100

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.