MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: UF Health Shands Hospital
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 $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
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 |
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Other Procedures at UF Health Shands 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
- 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.