CPT 70547: Magnetic Resonance Angiography of Neck, No Contrast
Medicare pays $149 and commercial payers pay $556 on average nationally for this procedure.
CPT code 70547 describes a non-contrast magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) study of the vessels of the neck and surrounding areas; the service is an imaging diagnostic procedure typically performed in an outpatient radiology or hospital imaging department to evaluate vascular anatomy and flow without intravenous contrast.
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National Reimbursement Benchmarks
Medicare average reimbursement for CPT 70547 sits near $149.10, substantially below BUCA’s commercial mean of $556.00, so Medicare payments align with the lower end of the national mix while BUCA approximates a higher commercial centroid. That gap of $406.90 highlights the divergence between government and average commercial pricing for this code.
Dispersion varies meaningfully across payers: Blue Cross Blue Shield shows the widest interquartile spread (P75–P25 = $916.40 - $623.20 = $293.20), followed by BUCA (P75–P25 = $686.40 - $403.20 = $283.20) and Cigna (P75–P25 = $411.30 - $106.00 = $305.30) — Cigna’s IQR is actually the largest at $305.30. Aetna and UnitedHealth Group present tighter spreads (Aetna IQR = $320.70 - $93.80 = $226.90; UnitedHealth Group IQR = $407.00 - $129.90 = $277.10), indicating relatively less variability in middle-market commercial reimbursements.