CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Banner-University Medical Center South Campus

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$379

about 1.1× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $379–$528

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$381

About the fair price

about $2 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $379 This hospital $381 Cash price $562 Hospital's list price $4,193

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

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

Cheapest $115 Priciest $381

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

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $379 (about 1.1× the $356 Medicare rate). Banner-University Medical Center South Campus charges insurers about $381, or about $562 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.

6 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	$381 - $1,864	107%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$381 - $1,337	107%
Aetnamajor	$381 - $2,419	107%
Cignamajor	$381 - $1,269	107%
Humanamajor	$392	110%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$381	107%
Banner Health	$267 - $381	75%
Devoted Health	$400	112%
Health Net	$267 - $563	75%
Oscar Health	$628	176%
UPMC Health Plan	$381	107%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$267 - $3,354

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 562), 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 Banner-University Medical Center South Campus 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 Banner-University Medical Center South Campus

Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other AZ hospitals

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