CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$588

about 1.7× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $431–$719

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$589

About the fair price

about $1 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $588 This hospital $589 Cash price $906 Hospital's list price $6,038

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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 $202 Priciest $589

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 (with and without contrast) is about $588 (about 1.7× the $356 Medicare rate). Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc charges insurers about $589, or about $906 in cash — about the fair price. Located in West Memphis, AR.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$589	165%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$311 - $3,623	87%
Aetnamajor	$343 - $1,811	96%
Humanamajor	$343 - $720	96%
CareSource	$595	167%
Devoted Health	$334	94%
Health Net	$654	183%
Molina	$334 - $605	94%
Oscar Health	$327	92%
+ 60 smaller / regional plans	$343 - $3,623

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 906), 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: 70553.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70553.
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 Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc

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