CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Ascension St Vincent's Riverside

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$423

about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $352–$664

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$369

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $54 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $423 This hospital $369 Cash price $622 Hospital's list price $1,682

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 FL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $155 Priciest $369

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $423 (about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate). Ascension St Vincent's Riverside charges insurers about $369, or about $622 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$362 - $824	102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$358	100%
Aetnamajor	$358 - $1,084	100%
Cignamajor	$336 - $622	94%
Humanamajor	$348 - $362	98%
Ambetter (Centene)	$681	191%
AvMed	$645	181%
Bright Health	$484 - $520	136%
Molina	$663	186%
Oscar Health	$574	161%
WellCare	$358	100%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$358 - $807

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 622), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 70553.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Ascension St Vincent's Riverside is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70553.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Ascension St Vincent's Riverside

Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other FL hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.