CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$283

about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $233–$359

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$273

About the fair price

about $10 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $283 This hospital $273 Cash price $584 Hospital's list price $2,335

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

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

Cheapest $123 Priciest $273

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

A fair price for a MRI, brain (no contrast) is about $283 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County charges insurers about $273, or about $584 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Malvern, AR.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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	$236 - $295	97%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$233 - $251	96%
Humanamajor	$230	94%
Ambetter (Centene)	$369	151%
CareSource	$749	307%
WellCare	$243	100%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$228 - $749

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 584), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 70551.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70551.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County

Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other AR hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.