MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Mercy San Juan 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 $879 (about 2.5× the $356 Medicare rate). Mercy San Juan Medical Center charges insurers about $1,022, or about $2,378 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Carmichael, CA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $879. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $446 - $828 | 125% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $443 - $4,386 | 124% |
| Aetnamajor | $469 - $1,264 | 132% |
| Cignamajor | $5,397 - $7,195 | 1514% |
| Humanamajor | $469 | 132% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $469 - $4,687 | 132% |
| Health Net | $1,022 | 287% |
| Molina | $469 - $585 | 132% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $241 - $6,943 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Mercy San Juan 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.