MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: Adventist Health Sonora
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.
A fair price for a MRI, brain (no contrast) is about $240 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Sonora charges insurers about $274, or about $348 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Sonora, 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 | $69 - $3,280 | 28% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $69 - $2,899 | 28% |
| Aetnamajor | $329 - $4,168 | 135% |
| Cignamajor | $85 - $3,624 | 35% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $1,908 | 783% |
| Health Net | $69 - $3,342 | 28% |
| + 14 smaller / regional plans | $69 - $3,624 |
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Other Procedures at Adventist Health Sonora
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.