CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: UF Health Shands Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$387
about 1.1× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $367–$701
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$368
About the fair price
about $19 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $387 This hospital $368 Cash price $1,647 Hospital's list price $2,995

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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 $368

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 $387 (about 1.1× the $356 Medicare rate). UF Health Shands Hospital charges insurers about $368, or about $1,647 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Gainesville, 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 $280 - $379 79%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $358 - $1,572 100%
Aetnamajor $293 - $2,468 82%
Cignamajor $2,432 682%
Humanamajor $280 - $368 79%
Ambetter (Centene) $595 167%
AmeriHealth $306 86%
AvMed $1,524 - $1,672 428%
Devoted Health $401 113%
GEHA $2,696 756%
Molina $306 86%
Simply Healthcare $328 92%
WellCare $364 102%
+ 19 smaller / regional plans $280 - $2,246
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1600 Sw Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals