CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: California Hospital Medical Center La

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$405
about 1.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $297–$501
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$384
About the fair price
about $21 under the fair price · 1.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $405 This hospital $384 Cash price $3,125 Hospital's list price $6,444

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $59 Priciest $384

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 (no contrast) is about $405 (about 1.7× the $244 Medicare rate). California Hospital Medical Center La charges insurers about $384, or about $3,125 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Los Angeles, 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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 $307 - $518 126%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $307 - $1,364 126%
Aetnamajor $307 - $1,942 126%
Cignamajor $1,907 782%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $409 - $4,511 168%
Health Net $307 - $370 126%
Molina $307 - $382 126%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans $245 - $1,364
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1401 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90015
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals