MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Temecula Valley Hospital
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 $424 (about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate). Temecula Valley Hospital charges insurers about $309 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Temecula, 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 | $283 - $602 | 79% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $11,823 | 3317% |
| Aetnamajor | $335 | 94% |
| Cignamajor | $2,732 - $3,759 | 766% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $414 - $3,110 | 116% |
| Health Net | $231 - $3,256 | 65% |
| Molina | $221 | 62% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $221 - $4,921 |
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Other Procedures at Temecula Valley Hospital
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.