MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Glendale Adventist Medical Center
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 $549 (about 1.5× the $356 Medicare rate). Glendale Adventist Medical Center charges insurers about $410, or about $815 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Glendale, 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 | $112 - $4,208 | 31% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $112 - $4,405 | 31% |
| Aetnamajor | $154 - $1,678 | 43% |
| Cignamajor | $60 - $2,289 | 17% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $400 - $8,832 | 112% |
| Health Net | $159 - $14,754 | 45% |
| Molina | $112 - $606 | 31% |
| + 18 smaller / regional plans | $112 - $10,390 |
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Other Procedures at Glendale Adventist Medical Center
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.