CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Lakeside Medical Center

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$243

about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $231–$462

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$243

About the fair price

1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $243 This hospital $243 Cash price $243 Hospital's list price $1,600

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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 $243

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, brain (no contrast) is about $243 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Lakeside Medical Center charges insurers about $243, or about $243 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Belle Glade, 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	$67 - $243	27%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$243 - $1,280	100%
Aetnamajor	$62 - $1,120	25%
Cignamajor	$243 - $2,708	100%
Humanamajor	$243	100%
Ambetter (Centene)	$255	105%
Devoted Health	$260	107%
Molina	$243 - $255	100%
Simply Healthcare	$243	100%
WellCare	$255	105%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$230 - $2,708

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 243), 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 Lakeside Medical Center 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 Lakeside Medical Center

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

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