MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: Children's Hosp of Los Angeles
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 $331 (about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate). Children's Hosp of Los Angeles charges insurers about $478, or about $478 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Los Angeles, CA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $331. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $287 - $478 | 118% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $258 - $1,167 | 106% |
| Aetnamajor | $263 | 108% |
| Cignamajor | $601 | 247% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $223 - $272 | 91% |
| Health Net | $191 - $790 | 78% |
| Molina | $72 - $478 | 30% |
| Presbyterian | $478 | 196% |
| Sentara | $266 - $478 | 109% |
| + 114 smaller / regional plans | $72 - $1,712 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Children's Hosp of Los Angeles
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.