CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part of HCA Florid

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,992

about 8.2× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $309–$2,139

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,157

About the fair price

about $165 over the fair price · 8.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $1,992 This hospital $2,157 Cash price $18,295 Hospital's list price $18,295

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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 $101 Priciest $2,157

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 (no contrast) is about $1,992 (about 8.2× the $244 Medicare rate). HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part of HCA Florid charges insurers about $2,157, or about $18,295 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Saint Petersburg, FL.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$518 - $8,233	212%
Aetnamajor	$1,186 - $5,488	487%
AvMed	$1,080 - $3,418	443%
Molina	$3,476 - $4,940	1426%
Simply Healthcare	$2,817	1156%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$860 - $9,147

Excludes 6 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 18,295), 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: 70551.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part of HCA Florid is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70551.
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 HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part of HCA Florid

Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other FL hospitals

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