MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: St. Mary's Hospital
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 AZ hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AZ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $362 (about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate). St. Mary's Hospital charges insurers about $368, or about $11,055 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tucson, AZ.
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
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 | $368 | 103% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,297 | 364% |
| Humanamajor | $800 | 224% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $434 | 122% |
| Oscar Health | $261 | 73% |
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Other Procedures at St. Mary's Hospital
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other AZ hospitals
- Yuma Regional Medical Center · Yuma $115
- Page Hospital · Page $267
- PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Surprise · Surprise $299
- Valleywise Health Medical Center · Phoenix $308
- Kingman Regional Medical Center · Kingman $332
- Yavapai Regional Medical Center · Prescott $344
- Abrazo Scottsdale Campus · Phoenix $368
- Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital · Glendale $368
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.