MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Shands Jacksonville
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 FL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL 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 $414 (about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate). Shands Jacksonville charges insurers about $398, or about $3,394 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jacksonville, FL.
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 | $379 - $1,882 | 106% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $364 - $3,128 | 102% |
| Aetnamajor | $285 - $5,085 | 80% |
| Cignamajor | $2,470 | 693% |
| Humanamajor | $280 - $5,246 | 79% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $595 | 167% |
| AmeriHealth | $306 | 86% |
| AvMed | $1,524 - $1,614 | 428% |
| Devoted Health | $383 - $401 | 107% |
| Health Net | $2,592 | 727% |
| Molina | $306 - $466 | 86% |
| Simply Healthcare | $310 | 87% |
| WellCare | $426 | 120% |
| + 20 smaller / regional plans | $280 - $5,863 |
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Other Procedures at Shands Jacksonville
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other FL hospitals
- Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital · Vero Beach $155
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc. · Tampa $160
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital · Sarasota $218
- Fishermen's Community Hospital · Marathon $261
- Baycare Alliant Hospital Inc · Dunedin $267
- Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital · Stuart $287
- Wellington Regional Medical Center · Wellington $290
- Baptist Medical Center - Nassau · Fernandina Beach $306
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.