CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$172

about 0.5× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $162–$413

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$155

About the fair price

about $17 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $172 This hospital $155 Cash price $1,285 Hospital's list price $1,977

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 FL hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $155 Priciest $336

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 $172 (about 0.5× the $356 Medicare rate). Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital charges insurers about $155, or about $1,285 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Vero Beach, 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	$108 - $358	30%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$105 - $1,506	29%
Aetnamajor	$130 - $2,375	36%
Cignamajor	$128 - $891	36%
Humanamajor	$358	100%
AvMed	$108 - $821	30%
Devoted Health	$394	111%
WellCare	$108 - $358	30%
WellMed	$113 - $358	32%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$108 - $1,930

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 1,285), 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 Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital 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 Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital

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

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