MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Christiana Hospital
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 5 of 7 other DE hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 8 DE 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 $493 (about 1.4× the $356 Medicare rate). Christiana Hospital charges insurers about $471, or about $4,709 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Newark, DE.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $658 | 185% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $358 - $556 | 100% |
| Aetnamajor | $388 - $528 | 109% |
| Cignamajor | $659 | 185% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $566 | 159% |
| AmeriHealth | $407 - $603 | 114% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $377 | 106% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $396 - $1,131 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Christiana Hospital
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other DE hospitals
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Dover · Dover $314
- PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Georgetown · Georgetown $314
- Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus · Milford $475
- Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus · Dover $490
- Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware · Wilmington $549
- St Francis Hospital · Wilmington $1,421
- Beebe Medical Center · Lewes $1,675
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.