MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: San Antonio Regional Hospital
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $695 (about 2.0× the $356 Medicare rate). San Antonio Regional Hospital charges insurers about $700, or about $1,461 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Upland, CA.
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
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 | $566 - $1,579 | 159% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $449 - $8,445 | 126% |
| Aetnamajor | $606 - $15,539 | 170% |
| Humanamajor | $449 | 126% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $1,252 | 351% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $2,730 | 766% |
| Health Net | $449 - $1,074 | 126% |
| Molina | $449 - $583 | 126% |
| Oscar Health | $16,316 | 4578% |
| WellCare | $15,228 | 4272% |
| + 33 smaller / regional plans | $449 - $28,553 |
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Other Procedures at San Antonio Regional Hospital
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other CA hospitals
- Saint Agnes Medical Center · Fresno $90
- 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
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.