# CPT 70552: MRI brain, with contrast

Medicare CPT 70552 pays $268.88 in a non-facility setting and $268.88 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $237.78 in Arkansas to $309.58 in Alaska, a 30% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70552-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Neurological Surgery, Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $268.88 |
| National facility | $268.88 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $309.58 | $309.58 |
| District of Columbia | $309.27 | $309.27 |
| California | $307.02 | $307.02 |
| Washington | $298.81 | $298.81 |
| New Jersey | $298.25 | $298.25 |
| New York | $296.98 | $296.98 |
| Hawaii | $295.51 | $295.51 |
| Massachusetts | $295.44 | $295.44 |
| Connecticut | $286.80 | $286.80 |
| Colorado | $281.93 | $281.93 |
| Oregon | $279.30 | $279.30 |
| Maryland | $278.73 | $278.73 |
| New Hampshire | $276.85 | $276.85 |
| Rhode Island | $276.37 | $276.37 |
| Florida | $273.36 | $273.36 |
| Minnesota | $272.05 | $272.05 |
| Puerto Rico | $271.09 | $271.09 |
| Virgin Islands | $271.09 | $271.09 |
| Montana | $268.87 | $268.87 |
| Nevada | $268.41 | $268.41 |
| Wyoming | $267.84 | $267.84 |
| North Dakota | $266.50 | $266.50 |
| Delaware | $266.28 | $266.28 |
| South Dakota | $266.22 | $266.22 |
| Illinois | $265.76 | $265.76 |
| Texas | $265.71 | $265.71 |
| Pennsylvania | $265.44 | $265.44 |
| Vermont | $264.83 | $264.83 |
| Virginia | $264.18 | $264.18 |
| Arizona | $261.89 | $261.89 |
| Georgia | $260.25 | $260.25 |
| Maine | $258.18 | $258.18 |
| Michigan | $257.90 | $257.90 |
| Wisconsin | $257.42 | $257.42 |
| Utah | $256.06 | $256.06 |
| North Carolina | $253.58 | $253.58 |
| South Carolina | $252.56 | $252.56 |
| New Mexico | $252.52 | $252.52 |
| Missouri | $251.79 | $251.79 |
| Indiana | $251.72 | $251.72 |
| Louisiana | $251.08 | $251.08 |
| Ohio | $250.92 | $250.92 |
| Nebraska | $250.46 | $250.46 |
| Idaho | $250.22 | $250.22 |
| Iowa | $248.89 | $248.89 |
| Tennessee | $248.21 | $248.21 |
| Kansas | $247.04 | $247.04 |
| Oklahoma | $245.86 | $245.86 |
| Kentucky | $245.59 | $245.59 |
| West Virginia | $243.52 | $243.52 |
| Alabama | $241.29 | $241.29 |
| Mississippi | $239.09 | $239.09 |
| Arkansas | $237.78 | $237.78 |

## Related codes

- 70540: MRI orbit/face/neck, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70540-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70551: MRI brain, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70551-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70553: MRI brain, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70553-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70558: MRI orbit/face/neck, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70558-cpt-fee-schedule
- 71550: MRI chest, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71550-cpt-fee-schedule
- 71551: MRI chest, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71551-cpt-fee-schedule
- 71552: MRI chest, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71552-cpt-fee-schedule
- 72141: MRI cervical spine, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/72141-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 70552 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules