MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Saint Agnes Medical Center
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA 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 $102 (about 0.3× the $356 Medicare rate). Saint Agnes Medical Center charges insurers about $90, or about $272 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Fresno, CA.
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
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 | $90 - $1,241 | 25% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $90 - $5,421 | 25% |
| Aetnamajor | $90 - $5,247 | 25% |
| Cignamajor | $90 - $5,880 | 25% |
| Humanamajor | $90 - $462 | 25% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $172 - $785 | 48% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $90 | 25% |
| Clover Health | $105 | 29% |
| GEHA | $168 - $1,241 | 47% |
| Health Net | $90 - $6,208 | 25% |
| HealthPartners | $90 | 25% |
| Meridian | $90 - $105 | 25% |
| Molina | $90 | 25% |
| Paramount | $90 | 25% |
| Presbyterian | $90 - $105 | 25% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $90 | 25% |
| WellMed | $105 | 29% |
| WellSense | $90 | 25% |
| + 345 smaller / regional plans | $83 - $5,880 |
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Other Procedures at Saint Agnes Medical Center
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other CA hospitals
- Mayers Memorial Hospital · Fall River Mills $110
- Adventist Health Vallejo · Vallejo $142
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial · Willits $160
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $195
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $197
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $208
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $288
- Banner Lassen Medical Center · Susanville $292
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.