MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other CA hospitals charge less.
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 (with and without contrast) is about $211 (about 0.6× the $356 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Mendocino Coast charges insurers about $208, or about $1,850 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fort Bragg, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 - $4,193 | 30% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $120 - $5,675 | 34% |
| Cignamajor | $107 - $4,040 | 30% |
| Health Net | $156 - $3,372 | 44% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $118 - $4,662 |
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Other Procedures at Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
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
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $288
- Banner Lassen Medical Center · Susanville $292
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.