MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
On the higher side — 5 of 7 other DE hospitals charge less.
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 $528 (about 1.5× the $356 Medicare rate). Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware charges insurers about $549, or about $3,357 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Wilmington, 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 | $1,232 - $2,095 | 346% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,039 - $2,965 | 292% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,424 - $1,947 | 400% |
| Cignamajor | $1,846 - $2,115 | 518% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $1,913 | 537% |
| AmeriHealth | $1,029 - $1,913 | 289% |
| Fidelis Care | $1,343 | 377% |
| Geisinger | $2,014 | 565% |
| HealthPartners | $1,302 | 365% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $1,329 | 373% |
| + 14 smaller / regional plans | $127 - $3,357 |
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Other Procedures at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
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
- Christiana Hospital · Newark $471
- Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus · Milford $475
- Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus · Dover $490
- St Francis Hospital · Wilmington $1,421
- Beebe Medical Center · Lewes $1,675
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.