CMS Price Transparency Data
MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: Grossmont Hospital
Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)
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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
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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Other Procedures at Grossmont Hospital
Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other CA hospitals
- Saint Agnes Medical Center · Fresno $59
- Mayers Memorial Hospital · Fall River Mills $71
- Adventist Health Vallejo · Vallejo $93
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial · Willits $103
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $133
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $134
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $134
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $176
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.