CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Baptist Medical Center East

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$402
about 1.1× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $363–$461
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$460
About the fair price
about $58 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $402 This hospital $460 Cash price $1,327 Hospital's list price $2,212

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $182 Priciest $460

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $402 (about 1.1× the $356 Medicare rate). Baptist Medical Center East charges insurers about $460, or about $1,327 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Montgomery, AL.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $361 - $1,777 101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $328 - $660 92%
Aetnamajor $1,008 283%
Cignamajor $1,611 452%
Humanamajor $345 97%
Ambetter (Centene) $460 129%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $355 - $2,687
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 400 Taylor Road, Montgomery, AL 36117
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals