MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other FL hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
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 $211 (about 0.6× the $356 Medicare rate). Sarasota Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $218, or about $2,326 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Sarasota, FL.
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 | $111 - $4,990 | 31% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $103 - $364 | 29% |
| Aetnamajor | $114 - $5,316 | 32% |
| Cignamajor | $160 - $1,079 | 45% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $284 - $984 | 80% |
| AmeriHealth | $91 - $280 | 26% |
| AvMed | $3,638 - $4,851 | 1021% |
| Molina | $89 - $275 | 25% |
| Oscar Health | $181 - $356 | 51% |
| Simply Healthcare | $87 - $267 | 24% |
| WellCare | $114 - $383 | 32% |
| + 14 smaller / regional plans | $87 - $3,962 |
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Other Procedures at Sarasota Memorial Hospital
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
- 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
- Cleveland Clinic Hospital · Weston $336
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.