MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 CA hospitals compared.
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 $361 (about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley charges insurers about $197, or about $544 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Tehachapi, 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 | $107 - $1,132 | 30% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $197 - $1,333 | 55% |
| Aetnamajor | $129 - $2,079 | 36% |
| Cignamajor | $60 - $1,804 | 17% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $658 - $755 | 185% |
| Health Net | $107 - $1,779 | 30% |
| Oscar Health | $124 - $570 | 35% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $107 - $1,224 |
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Other Procedures at Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
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 Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $208
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $288
- Banner Lassen Medical Center · Susanville $292
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.