CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Grossmont Hospital

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$306
about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $267–$578
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $306 Cash price $3,036 Hospital's list price $4,048

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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✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente Cigna

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 $3,036 - $3,643 1245%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $1,202 - $3,238 493%
Aetnamajor $1,376 - $2,469 564%
Humanamajor $2,469 1013%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $2,287 - $2,834 938%
Health Net $1,133 - $2,834 465%
Molina $1,133 - $2,834 465%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $567 - $3,036
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.
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: 5555 Grossmont Center Drive Box 58, La Mesa, CA 91942
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals