MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: La Palma Intercommunity Hospital
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 $328 (about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate). La Palma Intercommunity Hospital charges insurers about $305, or about $305 in cash — about the fair price. Located in La Palma, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $188 - $768 | 77% |
| Aetnamajor | $390 | 160% |
| Health Net | $201 - $446 | 82% |
| Molina | $188 - $305 | 77% |
| Sentara | $188 | 77% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $188 - $458 |
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Other Procedures at La Palma Intercommunity Hospital
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.