MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
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 $302 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas charges insurers about $307, or about $913 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Encinitas, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $119 - $694 | 49% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $256 - $694 | 105% |
| Aetnamajor | $152 - $738 | 62% |
| Cignamajor | $256 - $347 | 105% |
| Humanamajor | $307 | 126% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $307 - $2,082 | 126% |
| Health Net | $256 - $767 | 105% |
| HealthPartners | $307 - $632 | 126% |
| + 41 smaller / regional plans | $119 - $2,922 |
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Other Procedures at Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
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.