MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: Loma Linda University Children's 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.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a MRI, brain (no contrast) is about $358 (about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Loma Linda University Children's Hospital charges insurers about $361, or about $2,524 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Loma Linda, 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 | $866 | 355% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2,071 - $3,148 | 850% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,443 | 1412% |
| Cignamajor | $3,281 - $3,793 | 1346% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $307 - $4,063 | 126% |
| Molina | $387 - $412 | 159% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $307 - $3,960 |
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Other Procedures at Loma Linda University Children's 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.