CMS Price Transparency Data
MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$1,186
about 3.3× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $435–$3,484
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $1,186 Cash price $6,400 Hospital's list price $8,534
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareAetnaHumanaKaiser Permanente
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5,035 - $5,444 | 1413% |
| Cignamajor | $547 | 153% |
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Other Procedures at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
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.