MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: California Hospital Medical Center La
Billing Code: 70551 (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.
⚠ 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
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 |
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Other Procedures at California Hospital Medical Center La
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.